Kefka (Stranger) 01-20-04 19:30 No 483702				amphetamine synth possible meth
						http://www.angelfire.com/apes2/kefka/amphetamine.html is this possible? give me all of your thoughts on it.
		Rhodium (Chief Bee) 01-20-04 19:49 No 483710				Nope
						No, that procedure is plain silly. A reductive alkylation of PEA/HCHO would give N-methyl-PEA (Ph-CH2-CH2-NH-CH3) not alpha-methyl-PEA  (amphetamine). The Hive - Clandestine Chemists Without Borders
		Kefka (Stranger) 01-20-04 19:52 No 483711				what is the difference between N-methyl-PEA...
						what is the difference between N-methyl-PEA (Ph-CH2-CH2-NH-CH3) and alpha-methyl-PEA  ?
		Rhodium (Chief Bee) 01-20-04 19:56 No 483713				added methyl group on nitrogen, not carbon
						That the added methyl group becomes placed ON the nitrogen, rather than on the carbon atom next to the nitrogen (to create an unbroken three-carbon chain). The Hive - Clandestine Chemists Without Borders