CognitiveFuel's definitions

Parnate

Parnate is a drug that is an MAOI (MAO Inhibitor, MonoAmineOxidase-Inhibitor). The dose range is 30mg to 60mg daily (in divided doses. The starting dose is 10mg to 30mg a day. Parnate inhibits the breakdown of Dopamine, norepinephrine,, and Epinephrine (Adrenaline). In addition, parnate releases dopamine and norepinephrine, making it 1/10 the strength of amphetamine. Parnate is also called tranylcypromine

Tony: I'm taking 30mg of Parnate daily and I'm energized.

by CognitiveFuel July 13, 2023

Vitamin N

Vitamin N is short for nootropics. Vitamin N often causes short term to medium term to even long term cognitive enhancement. Some nootropics increase brain size. Some nootropics enhance the function of neurons and rebuilds the dendritic spines and even boost it to higher levels. Some nootropics affect neuroreceptors. Some are wakefulness enhancers. Some psychedelics in low doses(like microdosing LSD or 2C-D) are nootropics. There are dozens of subcategories and hundreds and hundreds of nootropics. It's unclear whether stimulants fall under the nootropics category.

Bob: I took some vitamin N and studied for hours.

Steve: What was it?

Bob: It was modafinil and phenylpiracetam. Vitamin N rules!

Steve: I need vitamin N too. My brain feels sluggish.

by CognitiveFuel September 2, 2016

Diethyl ether

Diethyl ether is a solvent that is useful for grignard reactions. It's also an anesthetic. Diethyl ether is highly flammable (even electrical outlets and too high temperatures can ignite it. Diethyl ether must be stored with butylated hydroxytoluene to avoid peroxide products which are explosive. Diethyl ether is also sometimes used for extractions, but other solvents like ethyl chloride, chloroform, toluene, hexane, and dichloromethane are generally preferred. Diethyl ether is synthesized by reacting ethanol with sulfuric acid. This reaction must be carried out at temperatures lower than 150 °C in order to ensure that an elimination product (ethylene) is not a product of the reaction. At higher temperatures, ethanol will dehydrate to form ethylene. The reaction to make diethyl ether is reversible, so eventually an equilibrium between reactants and products is achieved. Getting a good yield of ether requires that ether be distilled out of the reaction mixture before it reverts to ethanol.
Properties
Chemical formula
(CH3CH2)2O
Molar mass
74.123 g/mol

Appearance
Colorless liquid
Odor
Dry, Rum-like, sweetish odor
Density
0.7134 g/cm3, liquid
Melting point
−116.3 °C (−177.3 °F; 156.8 K)
Boiling point
34.6 °C (94.3 °F; 307.8 K)
Solubility in water
6.05 g/100 mL
Vapor pressure
440 mmHg at 20 °C (58.66 kPa at 20 °C)

I reacted ethyl magnesium chloride in diethyl ether with acetone, then reacted it with hydrochloric acid, and got 2-methyl-2-butanol.

by CognitiveFuel January 16, 2023

Cigarette

A cigarette is tobacco that is pre-wrapped. A single cigarette is called a loosie, while a box of cigarettes generally contain 18 cigarettes. Cigarettes contain nicotine, which is a stimulant, relaxant, and cognitive enhancer (although nicotine is generally addictive). The problem is that cigarettes also contain over 600 cancer causing chemicals which can be bad for you when smoked (burned and inhaled). An alternative is called a vape. Vaping is inhaling a vapor with nicotine and glycerin (vegetable glycerol) and propylene glycol. Vaping is at least 95% less dangerous than smoking and, unlike nicotine patches and gum, vape is actually way more effective at helping you quit smoking. The vaping flavors help too. Cigarettes used to be cool, but now vaping is cool. Smoking and vaping is for people 18 years of age or older in some places, 21 years of age or older in other places. It's the chemicals in cigarettes that cause lung cancer, not the nicotine. If you still want to smoke, go ahead, but consider switching to vaping.

Josh: You should quit smoking Stan. Try vaping!
Tawna: Yeah Stan. Try vaping!
Stan: OK. This is my last cigarette. I will switch to vaping.

*Smokes the last newport cigarette.

*The next day

Stan: *Vapes juul
Josh: Good job Stan!

Tawna: Yeah! Good job!

by CognitiveFuel January 9, 2023

Caffeine and Green Stuff

Caffeine and green stuff is when you drink a cup of coffee or a red bull energy drink or a Monster energy drink and then you mix Kratom powder in warm water and drink it (or take Kratom pills with water). Monster is the Caffeine and Kratom is the Green Stuff!

Tony: I drank Monster energy drink and then had 3g of Kratom mixed with warm water! I feel good on this Caffeine and Green Stuff!

by CognitiveFuel September 5, 2023

Sleeping pill

A sleeping pill is Amitriptyline 50mg taken an hour before bed. It helps you sleep and you will even sleep in the middle of the next day for even more hours. It wears off around the third day. It's stronger than Melatonin and stronger and safer safer than Benadryl, Zzzquil, and Ambien. Only Melatonin is safer but Melatonin doesn't always work. The opposite of a sleeping pill would be a wakefulness pills like Modafinil, Armodafinil, Hydrafinil, Flodafinil (Flmodafinil), Modafiendz (N-Methyl-Flodafinil, N-Methyl-Flmodafinil), N-Methyl-Modafinil, Blue N-Methyl-Modafinil, and Eugeroic king NZT.

I took 50mg of Amitriptyline and an hour later, I was asleep all night. The next day, I slept a few more hours. I was d fully alert the third day. Best sleep ever! Thanks sleeping pill!

by CognitiveFuel September 2, 2023

Carbon Tetrachloride

Carbon Tetrachloride is a toxic but very useful solvent used in brominating thiophene to 2-Bromothiophene using bromine. Carbon Tetrachloride is synthesized by adding chlorine to chloroform and iron powder. Carbon Tetrachloride is toxic to the kidneys and liver.
Properties
Chemical formula
CCl4
Molar mass
153.81 g/mol
Appearance
Colourless liquid
Odor
Sweet, chloroform-like odor
Density
1.5867 g/cm^3 (liquid)
1.831 g/cm^3 at −186 °C (solid)
1.809 g/cm^3 at −80 °C (solid)
Melting point
−22.92 °C (−9.26 °F; 250.23 K)
Boiling point
76.72 °C (170.10 °F; 349.87 K)
Solubility in water
0.097 g/100 mL (0 °C)
0.081 g/100 mL (25 °C)
Solubility
Soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform, benzene, naphtha, CS2, formic acid

I brominated thiophene to 2-Bromothiophene with bromine in Carbon Tetrachloride.

by CognitiveFuel January 31, 2023