Richard Helmuth Frederick Manske
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Richard Helmuth Frederick Manske was a Canadian chemist who carried out the first synthesis of N,N-dimethyltryptamine, in 1931 at the National Research Council laboratories in Ottawa, as part of a systematic study of the methyltryptamines.[1] At the time the compound was not known to occur in any plant. He is also known for extensive work in alkaloid chemistry.
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- ↑ Manske RHF. A synthesis of the methyltryptamines and some derivatives. Canadian Journal of Research. 1931;5:592-600.