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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains lists regarding not only the classification of illicit drugs (see DEA Schedules). It also maintains List I of chemicals and List II of chemicals, which contain chemicals which are used to manufacture the controlled substances/illicit drugs. The lists are designated within The Controlled Substances Act, , Definition 34 (list I) and 35 (list II).

Although the list is designated by the U.S. 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.


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.

  • anthranilic acid, its esters, and its salts
  • benzyl cyanide
  • ephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers
  • ergonovine and its salts
  • ergotamine and its salts
  • hydriodic acid
  • hypophosphorous acid and its salts (including ammonium hypophosphite, calcium hypophosphite, iron hypophosphite, potassium hypophosphite, manganese hypophosphite, magnesium hypophosphite and sodium hypophosphite)66 FR 52670—52675. 17 October 2001.37 CFR 1310.02
  • Iodine, including elemental iodine crystals and chemical mixtures containing greater than 2.2% concentration of iodine (e.g., strong iodine tincture and Lugol’s iodine)[1] US DEA, “Final Rule: Changes in the Regulation of Iodine Crystals and Chemical Mixtures Containing Over 2.2 Percent Iodine,” Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 126; July 2, 2007 (FR Doc E7-12736).
  • n-acetylanthranilic acid, its esters, and its salts
  • norpseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers
  • phenylacetic acid, its esters, and its salts
  • phenylpropanolamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers
  • phosphorus (white or red allotropes)
  • piperidine and its salts
  • pseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers
  • 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone
  • benzaldehyde
  • nitroethane
  • gamma butyrolactone
  • the following chemicals or the salt, optical isomer, or salt of an optical isomer of the following chemicals
    • methylamine
    • ethylamine
    • propionic anhydride
    • isosafrole
    • safrole
    • piperonal
    • n-methylephedrine
    • n-methylpseudoephedrine


List II chemicals

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

  • acetic anhydride
  • acetone
  • benzyl chloride
  • diethyl ether
  • potassium permanganate
  • 2-butanone (or methyl ethyl ketone)
  • toluene
  • hydrochloric acid (including anhydrous hydrogen chloride)“List of Federal DEA List II Chemicals (per 21 CFR 1310.02(b)).” As published by ESP Chemicals, Inc. on their website (retrieved May 28, 2007).
  • sulfuric acid
  • methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)


References


External links

  • List of chemicals in the Controlled Substances Act

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