PIHKALAnthologyShulgin_page_440

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12 BIS-TOM; 4-METHYL-2,5-bis- (METHYLTHIO)AMPHETAMINE SYNTHESIS: A solution of 9.0 g 2,5-dibromotoluene in 50 mL petroleum ether was magnetically stirred under a He atmosphere. To this there was added 50 mL ofa 1.6 M hexane solution of butyllithium, and the exothermic reaction, which produced a…