Development in LSD Synthesis
$2.95
physics & chemistry
school essay
date published 23/10/2007
review : not yet assessed
level : General public
requested 5 times
LSD, the common abbreviation for Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-25, often termed acid in the streets, is one of the most potent hallucinogenic substances known to man. The chemical was actually synthesized for the first time in 1938 by a German scientist named Albert Hoffman. However, in that year, Hoffman did not see any use for the chemical, and so it was scrapped into the useless pile. It was not until 1943 that Hoffman decided to pick up on the research of the molecule again. While working with it, he happened to either inhale or ingest some of it accidentally, and went through a truly novel experience. Since then, new more efficient ways to synthesize the chemical have been developed for further study.

