Ecstasy, 3–4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), a Fatality Associated with Coagulopathy and Hyperthermia
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Ecstasy: 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).
The crystal structure of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine [systematic name: N-methyl-1-[3,4-(methylenedioxy) phenyl]-2-aminopropane] hydrochloride, C11H15NO2.HCl, also known as 'ecstasy' or MDMA, has been determined by X-ray diffraction.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107689108400622