Detection of Psilocybin Mushroom Analogs in Chocolate
The Chemical Educator December 1, 2009 Brandon Huskins, Christopher R. Dockery
In this experiment, tryptamine is used as a psilocin analog and is dispersed onto a Fisher brand cellulose laboratory sponge to simulate dehydrated mushrooms. The resulting “mushroom” material is ground, molded into chocolate, and presented to student groups for real-world and applied analyses. Students isolate the tryptamine from the chocolate using their knowledge of drug chemistry,...