Behavioural Effects of some Derivatives of Amphetamine and LSD and their Significance
Nature May 16, 1970 John Smythies, J. Beaton, F. Benington et al.
IN attempts to work out possible mechanisms of action of the hallucinogenic drugs, it would be helpful to know which chemical groups modify their activity. In the methoxylated amphetamines, some methoxy groups may act as electrostatic binding sites and some may effect the shape and energy distribution of the π cloud. It may also be important to know whether the amino group is necessary for...