Aleph

Aleph—He beholds God face to face, without dying, and converses familiarly with the seven genii who command the entire celestial army. 

Aleph The Spirit of Ether (Akasha) Pale-yellow... 

Several years later, thi s entire project was reinitiated, and the aldehyde was obtained as a yellow crystal, but again it was not pursued. At that time, the earlier try had been totally forgotten, and a brand new ALEPH- (or 2C-T-) number had been assigned i.e., 20. Thus, the corresponding phenethylamine (2,5-dimethoxy-4-(B-methallylthio)phenethylamine), had it ever been made, which it was not, would have been called either 2C-T-3 or 2C-T-20, and the amphetamine homologue would... 

Although there are many interesting psychedelic drugs with sulfur atoms in them (the TOM s, the TOET s, the ALEPH s and all of the 2C-T s), there just aren t many that contain two sulfur atoms. BIS-TOM bombed out, and 2C-BIS-TOM remains untried, but will probably also fail, as the phenethylamines are rarely more potent than the corresponding amphetamines. This leaves 2C-T-14 as the remaining hope, and its synthesis is still underway. 

EXTEN SIONS AND COMMENT ARY The three-carbon analog of 2C-T-9 (this would be one of the ALEPH series) has never been made and, for that matter, none of the hi gher numbered 2C-T s have had the amphetamine counterpart s synthesized. They are, as of the present time, unknown compounds. This nifty reaction with di-(t)-butyl disulfide worked so well, that three additional disulfides that were at hand were immediately thrown into the chemical program, with the quick assignment of the names 2C-T-10, 2C-T-11, and 2C-T-12. 

EXTENSIONS AND COMMENTARY Here is a simple and easily made compound that might well bid fair to be one of the most rewarding and pleasurable of the methoxylated amphetamines. It is fully as potent as its counterpart, TMA-2. This latter compound, with its 2,4,5-trisubstitution pattern, has served as a template from which an immense family of very active and fascinating drugs have arisen. The 2,5-dimethoxy aspect has been kept intact, and modifications in the 4-position have given rise to treasures such as DOM, DOB, DOET, DOI, and the Aleph compounds. And, of course, the entire world of the 2C-X s has exploited this same orientation. 

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