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When was pseudoephedrine discovered? and by who?
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About 1920.: probably in about 1920 by Spath et al ( http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja01316a054 ).
Answered 5/9/2018
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It is there: Pseudo-ephedrine occurs naturally as plant alkaloid It was synthesized early part of lost century by several chemists from B-ethoxy amines , like Spath , Gohring etc . It is illegal to use as sports enhancer , abuse is dangerous and lethal , easily converted to meth-amphetamine . Stay away
Answered 4/26/2018
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