To give the chemists credit, finding an oxidation that isn't insanely hazardous (hypervelent iodine compounds explode, lead tetracetate is highly toxic) showed more tehnical ability than most meth 'cooks'.
But it appears that mitragynine pseudoindoxyl is a side-product and there seems to be a key point (from a yield perspective) beyond which side-products wind up being the majority product.
Someone mentioned a vendor was offering mitragynine pseudoindoxyl and I admit, I was pleased that finally some real organic chemists were clearly brought in to optimize the route.
Someone INVESTED in paying for a team who optimize novel syntheses year in year out.
Because 7-OHM hasn't had to pass the battery of tests a synthetic drug would be required to do, no PIL. So who really knows the side-effect profile of ANY of those semi-synthetics based on mitragynine.
A straw-poll of Reddit posts suggests:
Common Side-Effects:
-Snow blindness
-Portugese insolence
-Wandering eybrow
Rare Side-Effects
-Bleeding from ears, eyes, and/or nose
-Intense longing for the rapture
-Seeing yourself as others see you
Stop taking you medication and contact your doctor immedietly if:
-Your respiration rate drops to less than one breathe per hour
-You experience Juggler's humour
-You can tell it's not butter
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