Drag2019
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I keep seeing places with labels stating it contains "Delta-9-THC" and I don't know anything about it at all and nothing comes up about the differences or if there even is any when I do a quick search on the internet about it?
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Concentrates Is delta-9-THC the same thing other than price difference compared to "regular" THC?
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Baphomet64
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I absolutely love the delta thc derivatives of thc, I took 35 mg of them and got the same high I got in highschool where as dispo weed usually sends me into a great panic, I honestly liked it more than medical marijuana, even if it is sketchy that smoke shops sell cannabinoids! For me the difference was it was a cleaner high that got me stoned as hell without the negative side effects of cannabis
What do you mean by delta-5?
As far as I'm aware delta9 is the primary cannabinoid from cannabis not delta5
gordonliddy
Bluelighter
Oops, looks like you're right! See? I can't tell the difference, hah!
Edit: I did find this however.
delta5-Tetrahydrocannabinol, (1S,3R,4R)-
delta5-Tetrahydrocannabinol, (1S,3R,4R)- | C21H30O2 | CID 10313569 - structure, chemical names, physical and chemical properties, classification, patents, literature, biological activities, safety/hazards/toxicity information, supplier lists, and more.
pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Didgital
Bluelight Crew
Ok I need to step in and clarify what I thought should be obvious, and then maybe a little bit more. I guess to start off answering the OPs question. Yes. Delta 9 THC is the exact same thing as regular THC found in cannabis.
The Delta or Δ is referring to where the double bond is in the benzopyran ring. There are 6 possible deltas. Δ6, Δ7, Δ8, Δ9, Δ10, Δ6a-10a. It's a hexagon so there can only be 6 places on the ring that the double bond can sit at. There is something called Δ11 THC also known as exo THC but I don't like the terminology for reasons Ill give in the end.
As far as I know only Δ8 and Δ9 are really considered active.
Technically if you use the outdated monoterpenoid numbering system you can come up with a Δ5, but Δ5 in the monoterpenoid system corresponds to Δ7 in the dibenzopyran system. No researchers still use the monoterpenoid numbering system so let's not either, and keep the confusion to a minimum.
Ok now for why are these even called THC in the first place?
T = tetra = 4 in greek,
H = hydro= referring to the number of extra hydrogens
C = referring to Cannabinol also known as CBN
Now if you go look at the structure of CBN and you go back to the benzopyran ring you will see instead of 1 double bond in the hexagon you see 3. The ring is what we call aromatic. There are only 3 places that a hydrogen can fit. So there's 3 hydrogens. If you look at THC's (any of them) you'll see that they have 7 hydrogens. 7 - 3 = 4 = tetra. Tetrahydrocannabinol
The system applies to HHC as well, which has 9 hydrogens of the benzopyran ring. 9 - 3 = 6 = Hexa
Hexahydrocannabinol.
As far as Δ11/Exo-THC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-11-Tetrahydrocannabinol
The double bond is moved outside of the ring and there are 8 hydrogens. 8 - 3 = 5 = penta. So it's probably more accurately described as a pentahydrocannabinol or PHC.
Most of this research was done a long time ago. There's really not too much new here besides people putting these cannabinoids in the bodies at larger scales than we've ever seen.
The Delta or Δ is referring to where the double bond is in the benzopyran ring. There are 6 possible deltas. Δ6, Δ7, Δ8, Δ9, Δ10, Δ6a-10a. It's a hexagon so there can only be 6 places on the ring that the double bond can sit at. There is something called Δ11 THC also known as exo THC but I don't like the terminology for reasons Ill give in the end.
As far as I know only Δ8 and Δ9 are really considered active.
Technically if you use the outdated monoterpenoid numbering system you can come up with a Δ5, but Δ5 in the monoterpenoid system corresponds to Δ7 in the dibenzopyran system. No researchers still use the monoterpenoid numbering system so let's not either, and keep the confusion to a minimum.
Ok now for why are these even called THC in the first place?
T = tetra = 4 in greek,
H = hydro= referring to the number of extra hydrogens
C = referring to Cannabinol also known as CBN
Now if you go look at the structure of CBN and you go back to the benzopyran ring you will see instead of 1 double bond in the hexagon you see 3. The ring is what we call aromatic. There are only 3 places that a hydrogen can fit. So there's 3 hydrogens. If you look at THC's (any of them) you'll see that they have 7 hydrogens. 7 - 3 = 4 = tetra. Tetrahydrocannabinol
The system applies to HHC as well, which has 9 hydrogens of the benzopyran ring. 9 - 3 = 6 = Hexa
Hexahydrocannabinol.
As far as Δ11/Exo-THC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta-11-Tetrahydrocannabinol
The double bond is moved outside of the ring and there are 8 hydrogens. 8 - 3 = 5 = penta. So it's probably more accurately described as a pentahydrocannabinol or PHC.
Most of this research was done a long time ago. There's really not too much new here besides people putting these cannabinoids in the bodies at larger scales than we've ever seen.
Didgital
Bluelight Crew
If you scroll down to the synonyms and identifier section it says delta 7 THC