Proton and carbon-13 NMR studies of some tryptamines, precursors, and derivatives: Ab initio calculations for optimized structures

Spectroscopy Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 521-537

  Rothchild, Robert ^a,b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

5 methoxytryptamine; 6 methoxytryptamine; Controlled substances; Hallucinogens; Hartree Fock 6 31G*; N,N diisopropyl 5 methoxyindole 3 glyoxylamide; N,N diisopropyl 5 methoxytryptamine

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044443533     PISSN: 00387010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SL-200062932     Document Type: Article

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