More just a question out of curiosity. I see that that propionic annhydride is listed. What about Propionyl Chloride? I assume this is fine to own. As
an amateur, I admit, I don't know the rules and would just hate for my hobby to get me in legal trouble.. Mr_Magnesium - 26-11-2013 at 04:20
In the US, I would expect it to be watched as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEA_list_of_chemicals#List_I_chemicals"
target="_blank">DEA List I Chemical</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />.chemrox - 26-11-2013 at 21:18
"Watched" does not mean illegal. There's a lot of confusion about this. watson.fawkes - 27-11-2013 at 07:10
In the US, I would expect it to be watched as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEA_list_of_chemicals#List_I_chemicals"
target="_blank">DEA List I Chemical</a> <img src="../scipics/_wiki.png" />.
Why would you
expect that, when it's not on the list? There's already enough legal misinformation on this board; please don't add to it. The List I and List II
regulations are their own thing, and there's an administrative procedure to add to them. If the procedure hasn't been followed, they're not on the
list. There's nothing in this regulation that says analogues or closely-related compounds are automatically also regulated, not unless they've been
through the procedure.
A rather more authoritative version of this list is on the DEA Diversion web site. This page has extracts from the Code of Federal Regulations, where the actual
list is codified. The advantage of this page is that it also links to the full regulation, which contains the actual rules. Like lots of regulation,
it's turgid reading, but not particularly difficult after you exercise the patience necessary to learn the definitions they use (they're part of the
regulation).
The List I regulations are not the only source of commercial information that passes to law enforcement. There's plenty of back-door access around;
that's another topic. But if a chemical isn't on List I, it's not watched as a List I chemical.
<hr/>bfesser moderator expellendus estbfesser - 27-11-2013 at 07:34
Unfortunately, at the time I posted, the DEA page was unavailable.
