Talk:Mescaline
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Small question; why mention the salt (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine hydrochloride)? I'm no chemist, but aren't there more salts that would be active in exactly the same manner? Or is this the common version of synthetic (or extracted) mescaline? In that case, maybe it should be mentioned?
Mescaline isolation almost always requires an acid-base extraction, because mescaline is an alkaloid. The type of acid used in the extraction process determines the type of salt. If one were to use hydrochloric acid, it should form a hydrochloride salt (mescaline hydrochloride). If one were to use citric acid, it should form a citrate salt (mescaline citrate). Hydrochloric acid is commonly used for several reasons, one being that it is an exceptionally strong acid requiring small amounts to create a significant pH change. It would be reasonable to assume that the hydrochloride salt is the most common form of mescaline.