''The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds'' is a 2011

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written by

Alexander Shulgin Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, who independently explored the organic chemistry and ph ...

, Tania Manning, and Paul F. Daley and published by

Transform Press Transform Press is a small publishing company in the area of psychedelics and other psychoactive drugs that is based in Berkeley, California.In Memoriam Ann Shulgin, Forerunner of Today’s Psychedelic Re-Emergence, Dies at 91. MAPS Bulletin: Spec ...

. It followed the earlier books '' PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'' (1991) and '' TiHKAL: The Continuation'' (1997) by Shulgin and his wife

Ann Shulgin Laura Ann Shulgin ( Gotlieb; March 22, 1931 – July 9, 2022) was an American author and the wife of chemist Alexander Shulgin, with whom she wrote ''PiHKAL'' and '' TiHKAL''. Life and career Laura Ann Gotlieb Detailed biography of Ann Shulgin ...

. The book is about

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substituted phenethylamine Substituted phenethylamines (or simply phenethylamines) are a chemical class of organic compounds that are based upon the phenethylamine structure; the class is composed of all the derivative (chemistry), derivative compounds of phenethylamine ...

s and related compounds and their

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and

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. It discusses 126 main compounds from this family as well as 1,300 compounds discussed in total. A second volume on

substituted tryptamine Substituted tryptamines, or simply tryptamines, also known as serotonin analogues (i.e., 5-hydroxytryptamine analogues), are organic compounds which may be thought of as being derived from tryptamine itself. The molecular structures of all trypt ...

s was being prepared but was never completed due to Shulgin's death in 2014. According to the

Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is an American nonprofit organization working to raise awareness and understanding of psychedelic substances. MAPS was founded in 1986 by Rick Doblin and is now based in San Jose, C ...

(MAPS) in 2014 however, the second volume would be finished at some point in the near future.

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The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds - Internet ArchivePDF

The Shulgin Index: Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds - Erowid Library/Bookstore - Erowid

Shulgin Index Volume 2: Psychedelic tryptamines and related compounds (August 20, 2021) (update about The Shulgin Index, Volume 2) - Bluelight

Shulgin Index Volume 2: Psychedelic tryptamines and related compounds (December 22, 2022) (update about The Shulgin Index, Volume 2) - r/HamiltonMorris - Reddit

Shulgin Farm and the Future of Psychedelic Drug Development (Featuring: Paul F. Daley, Ph.D.) (2 April 2024) - Psychedelics Today
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