Lysergic acid diethylamide
Also known as sugar, D-LSD, D-lysergic acid diethylamide, N,N-diethyl-6-methyl-9,10-didehydroergoline-8-carboxamide, (+)-lysergic acid diethylamide, blotter acid, lysergic acid amide, dots
Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German ) and by the nicknames acid and lucy, is a semisynthetic hallucinogenic drug derived from ergot, known for its powerful psychological effects and serotonergic activity. It was historically used in psychiatry and 1960s counterculture; it is currently legally restricted but receiving renewed scientific interest and increasing use.
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Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a powerful hallucinogenic drug made from a fungus called ergot that affects the brain's serotonin system and produces intense psychological effects. Once used in psychiatric treatment and popularized in 1960s counterculture, it remains illegal in most places but is now being studied again by scientists and is seeing increased use.
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Key facts
- Drug.synonyms
- LSD; LSD-25; LAD; Acid; Lucy; Lysergide; d-LSD; (+)-LSD; (5R,8R)-LSD; 9,10-Didehydro-N,N-diethyl-6-methylergoline-8β-carboxamide; N,N-Diethyl-d-lysergamide; d-Lysergic acid diethylamide; METH-LAD; EA-1729; MM120; MM-120; DT120; DT-120
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- (6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide
- Drug.C
- 20
- Drug.H
- 25
- Drug.N
- 3
- Drug.O
- 1
- Drug.SMILES
- CCN(CC)C(=O)[C@H]1CN([C@@H]2Cc3c[nH]c4c3c(ccc4)C2=C1)C
- Drug.StdInChI
- 1S/C20H25N3O/c1-4-23(5-2)20(24)14-9-16-15-7-6-8-17-19(15)13(11-21-17)10-18(16)22(3)12-14/h6-9,11,14,18,21H,4-5,10,12H2,1-3H3/t14-,18-/m1/s1
- Drug.StdInChIKey
- VAYOSLLFUXYJDT-RDTXWAMCSA-N
- Drug.melting_point
- 80
- Drug.melting_high
- 85