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DEA list of chemicals

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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains lists regarding the classification of illicit drugs (see DEA Schedules). It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals that are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The list is designated within the Controlled Substances Act but can be modified by the U.S. Attorney General as illegal manufacturing practices change.

Although the list is controlled by the Attorney General, the list is considered a DEA list because the DEA publishes and enforces the list.

Suppliers of these products are subject to regulation and control measures:

RegulationList IList IITableting and Encapsulating MachinesSpecial Surveillance List
Know your customerXXXX
Annual manufacturing, inventory, and use reports for bulk manufacturersXXX
15 day advanced DEA notice required for imports, exports, and transshipmentsXX
15 day advanced DEA notice required for international transactionsXX
Keep transaction records for at least two yearsXX
Maintain effective security controlsXX
Required reporting for unusual sales and losses or sales to DEA-identified companiesXX
Registration required for manufacturing, distribution, import, or exportX
Reports of mail-order sales to non-regulated entitiesX

List I chemicals

These chemicals are designated as those that are used in the manufacture of the controlled substances and are important to the manufacture of the substances:

ChemicalIllicit drug
Alpha-phenylacetoacetonitrile and its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers (APAAN)phenylacetone, methamphetamine, amphetamine
Anthranilic acid, its esters, and its saltsmethaqualone and analogues
Benzyl cyanidephenylacetic acid, phenylacetone, amphetamine
Ephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomersmethamphetamine
Ergonovine and its saltslysergic acid diethylamide
Ergotamine and its saltslysergic acid diethylamide
N-Acetylanthranilic acid, its esters, and its saltsmethaqualone
Norpseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomersamphetamine
Phenylacetic acid, its esters, and its saltsphenylacetone, amphetamine, methamphetamine
Phenylpropanolamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomersamphetamine, methamphetamine
Piperidine and its saltsphencyclidine and analogues
Pseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomersmethamphetamine
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanoneMDMA, MDA, MDEA, MDOH
Methylamine and its saltsmethamphetamine
Ethylamine and its saltsetilamfetamine
Propionic anhydridefentanyl
IsosafroleMDMA, MDA
SafroleMDMA, MDA
PiperonalMDMA, MDA
N-Methylephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomersmethamphetamine
N-Methylpseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomersmethamphetamine
Hydroiodic acidmethamphetamine, amphetamine
Benzaldehydemethamphetamine, amphetamine
Nitroethanemethamphetamine, amphetamine
Gamma butyrolactone (other names include: GBL; dihydro-2(3H)-furanone; 1,2-butanolide; 1,4-butanolide; 4-hydroxybutanoic acid lactone; gamma-hydroxybutyric acid lactone)Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB)
Red phosphorusmethamphetamine, amphetamine
White phosphorus (other names: yellow phosphorus)methamphetamine, amphetamine
Hypophosphorous acid and its salts (including ammonium hypophosphite, calcium hypophosphite, iron hypophosphite, potassium hypophosphite, manganese hypophosphite, magnesium hypophosphite and sodium hypophosphite)methamphetamine, amphetamine
N-Phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP)fentanyl
Iodinemethamphetamine, amphetamine
Ergocristine and its saltslysergic acid diethylamide
N-(1-benzylpiperidin-4-yl)-N-phenylpropionamide (benzylfentanyl) and its saltsfentanyl
N-phenylpiperidin-4-amine(4-anilinopiperidine; N-phenyl-4-piperidinamine; 4-AP), its amides, its carbamates, and its saltsfentanyl
3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidate (PMK glycidate) and its optical and geometric isomersMDMA and other "ecstasy"-type substances
3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidic acid (PMK glycidic acid) and its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomersMDMA and other "ecstasy"-type substances
Alpha-phenylacetoacetamide (APAA) and its optical isomersamphetamine, methamphetamine
Methyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate (MAPA; methyl 3-oxo-2-phenylbutanoate) and its optical isomersphenylacetone, methamphetamine, amphetamine
4-Piperidonefentanyl
1-boc-4-AP (tert-butyl 4-(phenylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate) and its saltsfentanyl

List II chemicals

These chemicals are designated as those that are used in the manufacture of controlled substances:

|Acetic anhydride |Acetone |Benzyl chloride |Diethyl ether |Potassium permanganate |2-Butanone (or methyl ethyl ketone or MEK) |Toluene |Hydrochloric acid (including anhydrous hydrogen chloride) |Sulfuric acid |Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) |Sodium permanganate

Special Surveillance List

Chemicals

All listed chemicals as specified in 21 CFR 1310.02 (a) or (b). This includes supplements which contain a listed chemical, regardless of their dosage form or packaging and regardless of whether the chemical mixture, drug product or dietary supplement is exempt from regulatory controls. For each chemical, its illicit manufacturing use is given in parentheses. Some Special Surveillance List chemicals do not have an exclusive manufacturing use for a specific illicit drug but rather have a broad range of uses in both legitimate and illicit manufacturing operations.

ChemicalIllicit drug
Phenyl-2-nitropropenesubstituted amphetamines
1-(4-bromophenyl)propan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
1-(4-chlorophenyl)propan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
CarbonyldiimidazoleLSD
1,1-Dichloro-1-fluoroethanesolvent
N-benzyl-4-piperidonefentanyl
chloroephedrinemethamphetamine
Butyrophenonesubstituted cathinones
Valerophenonesubstituted cathinones
Propiophenonesubstituted cathinones
2C-H2C-x and DOx
2-bromo-1-(4-chlorophenyl)propan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
2-bromo-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
2-bromo-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
2-bromo-1-phenylpentan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
2-bromo-1-phenylpropan-1-onesubstituted cathinones and substituted amphetamines
BMK glycidic acid and estersmethamphetamine
3-oxo-2-phenylbutanoic acid and its estersmethamphetamine
3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-nitropropene (MDP2NP)MDMA
Ammonia gasamphetamine, methamphetamine
Ammonium formateamphetamine, methamphetamine
Azobisisobutyronitrileradical initiator
Bromobenzenephencyclidine
1,4-ButanediolGHB and Gamma-Butyrolactone
Cyclohexanonephencyclidine
Diethylamine and its saltslysergic acid diethylamide
ethyl 3-oxo-4-phenylbutanoatephenylacetone
ethyl-3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methyloxirane-2-carboxylate (MDP2P ethyl glycidate)MDMA
Formamideamphetamine, methamphetamine
Formic acidamphetamine, methamphetamine
Lithium aluminum hydrideamphetamine, methamphetamine
Lithium metalamphetamine, methamphetamine
Magnesium metal (turnings)phencyclidine
Mercuric chlorideamphetamine, methamphetamine
methyl 2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-oxobutanoateMDMA
N-Methylformamideamphetamine, methamphetamine
Organomagnesium halides (Grignard reagents) (e.g. ethylmagnesium bromide and phenylmagnesium bromide)phencyclidine
ortho-Toluidinemethaqualone
2-Phenylethyl bromidefentanyl
Phenylethanolamine and its salts
Phosphorus pentachloridelysergic acid diethylamide
Potassium dichromategeneral-purpose oxidizing agent
Pyridine and its saltsgeneral-purpose solvent
Sodium borohydridereducing agent
Sodium dichromategeneral-purpose oxidizing agent
Sodium metalphenylacetone
Sodium triacetoxyborohydridereducing agent
para-fluoro-1-boc-4-anilopiperidineparafluorofentanyl
Thioglycolic acidmodafinil
Thionyl chloridelysergic acid diethylamide
Trichloromonofluoromethane (aka freon-11, carrene-2)
1,1,2-Trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (aka freon 113)

Equipment

The equipment list:

  • 22-liter heating mantles
  • Encapsulating machines
  • Hydrogenators
  • Tableting machines, including punches and dies

References

References

  1. {{UnitedStatesCode. 21. 802, paragraphs 34 (list I) and 35 (list II)
  2. DEA. (2013). "Chemical Handler's Manual".
  3. (2022-05-11). "eCFR :: 21 CFR 1310.02 -- Substances covered.".
  4. "Title 21 CFR - PART 1310 - Section 1310.02 Substances covered".
  5. "Special Surveillance List of Chemicals, Products, Materials and Equipment Used in the Clandestine Production of Controlled Substances or Listed Chemicals".
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