Mescaline
Chemical name	3,4,5-Trimethoxy-phenethylamine or 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine
Chemical formula	C11H17NO3
Molecular mass	211.26 g/mol
Melting point	128 - 129 °C
CAS numbers	54-04-6
SMILES	NCCC1=CC(OC)=C(OC)C(OC)=C1
Missing image Mescaline_structure.png Chemical structure of mescaline

Mescaline or 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and entheogen of the phenethylamine family. It is ether synthesized or extracted from the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi), or the Peruvian Torch (Trichocereus peruvianus). It was first isolated and identified in 1897 by the German Arthur Heffter and first synthesized in 1919. The effective dosage is 200 - 400 mg (3.75 mg/kg) with the effects lasting for up to twelve hours. It is not physically addictive. In the US it was made illegal in 1970 by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. Extract from peyote was used in religious ceremonies from the earliest human contact, notably by the Huichols in Mexico.

Contents

1 Chemistry 2 Famous Users 3 See also 4 External links 5 Categorization

Chemistry

Mescaline can be synthesized, usually starting from 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (PiHKAL entry (http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal096.shtml)).

Famous Users

• Syd Barrett
• Carlos Castaneda
• Aldous Huxley
• Hunter S. Thompson
• Dushyanth Reddy

See also

• The Doors of Perception
• MKULTRA
• Phenethylamines
• Psilocybin
• Peyote
• Native American Church
• PiHKAL

External links

• Mescaline at Erowid (http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/mescaline/mescaline.shtml)
• PiHKAL entry (http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/pihkal/pihkal096.shtml)
• Growing Trichocereus species (Plot55.com) (http://www.plot55.com/growing/trichocereus.html)

Categorization

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