Talk:6-APB

Comment
Please can someone proof read the page for 6-APB and offer any references where required.

Please can we add only verifiable data.
As far as i know there is no CAS number for this chemical and has been made up by manufacturers and suppliers.

I have removed the chemical structure image as pubchem is showing something completley different.

http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=9794343 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whiteminds (talk • contribs) 13:34, 6 August 2010 (UTC)

The chemical structure is correct. If you flip the molecule on pubchem from left to right, it's virutally the same apart from one line that represents the same aromatic benzene bonds.


 * You will need a reliable source to verify that in order to include the information. Do you have one?Qwyrxian (talk) 02:11, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

I take it you are referring to the chemical structural image? If so, then I do not understand why you require a reference for a theoretical representation of 6-APB systematic (IUPAC) name.Organicshroom (talk) 03:19, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

CAS number is 286834-85-3(racemic freebase) and 286834-84-2 (racemic hydrochloride salt) according to Scifinder.Organicshroom (talk) 00:06, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

removed text and citation:, 6-APB has been shown to act as an agonist of the 5-HT2C receptor. cite patent | country = US | number = 7045545 | status = patent | title = Aminoalkylbenzofurans as serotonin (5-HT(2c)) agonists | pubdate = 2000-01-19 | gdate = 2006-16-03 | inventor = Karin Briner et al

Upon careful reading of this patent one can see that the document makes no reference to -APB, but does instead address 6-APDB. No inference can reliably be made from 6-APDB to 6-APB without empirical testing and besides, the mention of a molecule in a patent is not grounds enough to write that "it has been shown to asct as..." since a patent does not require proof. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.161.140.175 (talk) 04:51, 12 October 2010 (UTC)


 * 6-APB is explicitly named in that patent as Example 3; 1-(benzofur-6-yl)-2-aminopropane. If it were talking about 6-APDB, the name would be 1-(2,3-dihydrobenzofur-6-yl)-2-aminopropane. 6-APDB is not mentioned anywhere in this patent, and this compound is in fact outside of the scope of the claims of the patent, as if you look at the markush structure in the abstract it does not claim benzofuran derivatives which have been hydrogenated across the 2,3- positions. Despite their similar structures, 6-APB and 6-APDB were made by different teams, researching different aims, and the patent cited remains the only officially published source of information about 6-APB (which isn't much, basically that it exists, and is claimed to be a 5-HT2C agonist). Meodipt (talk) 02:43, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Analog of what?
"6-APB is unscheduled in the United States. However, this chemical may be covered under the Federal Analogue Act in the United States." Firstly, in America, and in the bill itself, analog is not spelled with an e at the end. More importantly, there should be a specific Schedule I or II candidate or candidates that 6-APB might be interpreted as an analog of. Otherwise this is pure speculation. Tumacama (talk) 23:48, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

3d model
An edit was made at 12:44, 7 January 2015‎ by user:Testem with this explanation: "New model duplicates function of 2D model. Space filling model demonstrates 3D shape for better comparison"

In rebuttal I offer that:

The rotating 3d model used here specifically leaves artifacts as it rotates, at least in firefox. I've tested across several systems. Also, and more importantly, the updated model that was created which was reverted blends the features of a space-filling model with those of the 2d formulaic model which I've found is helpful when translating the 2d model into actual molecular structure. Fully space-filling models naturally cover up some of the bonds and their types, and the 2d models aren't always clear unless one has Chemistry training. That was the reasoning behind my choice to change models here. I definitely disagree with the idea that a blended type of 3d model simply duplicates the function of the 2d formulaic models, for the record.

I am replacing it once again with the updated model. I'm not interested in an editing war, I believe my reason for changing is logical and sound.

Also, the 2d model does differ from pubchem both in it's orientation and the location of double-bonds. It's very likely incorrect.

Regards

Lazord00d (talk) 18:31, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Firstly please allow me to direct you to the wikipedia guidelines on edit warring. Note that it says ""but my edits were right, so it wasn't edit warring" is no defense." This and the fact that you re-reverted within a day of requesting a "discussion" (with yourself?) do not support your claim of being uninterested in edit warring.


 * With regards to the value of your edit:


 * I appreciate your point of view but I believe you are trying to make a 3D model serve a puropose for the layman which is duplicated by the purpose of the 2D model.


 * The only feature of a space filling model yours "blends" is the aesthetic, which a 3D model is not intended hold in high value.
 * The valuable part of a space filling model is not the bonds. The image you have added completely duplicates the 2D model except for the fact that it also covers some bonds, a feature you claim is undesirable. I am interested to hear why you think it does not.
 * I do not understand what you mean by "translating into actual chemical structure" but in any case no chemical structure is likely to be of much use to anyone without "Chemistry training". Therefore I especially do not understand why you are on this crusade.


 * In response to your comment about the 2D structure being incorrect, I can assure you that it is correct and that the orientation of a molecule does not affect its structure. I do not wish to be condescending but I strongly feel that you should seek some additional chemistry education before trying to edit such a technical part of chemical wikipedia pages. Testem (talk) 18:45, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Peer Review and Responses during educational assignment of Winter 2016
Peer Review 1---Although there were no changes to the original content made to the introductory section on the 6- APB page, this section is straight forward and accessible to non-experts. It clearly defines what kind of drug 6- APB is and how it functions compared to MDA which is a more familiar compound. The content is organized into 5 sections which appropriately places the the information provided into descriptive subsets. The expansion of 2 sections those being, "reactions", "effects", and "addition of confirmed cases" are good additions. The reactions section could be expanded on because it is short and not very in depth. Adding a description of what the drug looks like and what other chemical characteristics it has such as solubility or molecular weight would be useful to add. Content wise, the effect seciton is descriptive however you could consider adding links to other wiki pages for the side effects you listed. The confirmed cases section was a good example to include content wise, but you could add a wiki page link for the drug "diazepam" mentioned in this section. I do notice that in your sandbox page compared to the original page, no figure/table is provided. You should include the figure of the structure of 6- APB in your final post. The 2 references that you used and added are reliable sources because one is from an online library database and the other is an official government website.

Overall, the content that was added was related and useful to the topic. However, I would work on trying to find more information and content to add to the page to increase the length of the sections. Try to find more information on the drug for the reaction sections such as its characteristics in the lab or relationship with other drugs. Also add the web links to the side effects you listed in the effects section. You could also do more research and add content in the effects section stating if the drug has any drug-drug interactions with other drugs. The confirmed cases section was a good one to add but you could add other confirmed cases to the one you have now. You state that it's one of the most well documented cases but what about the other ones? Also consider adding the figure/table. The references you added were complete and reliable and referenced in the right sections.

Instructor Feedback 1- 1) Content

A) Is the introductory section accessible for non-experts?

N/A (present in the original article)

B) Do the contents of each section justify its length?

No. We expect you to add more than just few sentences for each section (preferably new sections), and altogether it should comprise 3 paragraphs.

C) Are all the important terms/concepts linked to their respective Wikipedia pages for further references?

The added sentences do not contain hyperlinks for the existing Wikipedia pages such as pages on David Nichols, MDMA, 6-APB, etc.

D) Are the highlighted examples appropriate?

There is one highlighted example in “Confirmed Cases” section. However, it does not go along with the other sections or the material that authors add. It is not clear what is meant by “confirmed case”. Is it confirmed case of side-effects? Psychiatric effects? Abuse? Some clarification is required

E) Is the content duplicative of any other content already on Wikipedia?

No. However, the added content is very scars and there are sentences directly copied from the references (for example, the following sentences are very close to their source and will most likely be rejected by Wikipedia editors):

“Phenyl ring substituted (2-aminopropyl)benzofurans are structurally similar to methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) with the dioxole moiety replaced by a furan ring.”

“The 2-APB isomer has been reported be a monamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) inhibitor. [5] Considering that the phenyl ring substituted isomers have been reported to be ‘preferred’ classes of the compounds as regards pharmacological activity and that they are structurally similar to MDA, it is most likely that manufacturers would synthesize them for sale to recreational drugs users. [5]”

2) Figures

A) Are the figures original and of high quality?

N/A

B) Are the figures informative and add to the text?

According to the log, the posted figure was removed due to the fact that it represented commercial packaging. The authors should find a way to post a Figure/Scheme/Table that complies with the Wikipedia rules.

C) Are the substance and/or protein structures chemically accurate, aligned, and easy to read? N/A

3) References

A) Are the references complete?

Yes. However, please note that only 3 references were provided. We look for 5 references for the final article.

B) Are the references inclusive of non-journal sources?

Yes.

4) Overall Presentation

As of now, the proposed changes to the article should be significantly reworked and are not good the way they are. I strongly urge the authors to add new sections rather than copy/paste the additional sentences from the sources to the existing sections. Please note that some of such additions do not actually improve understanding of the content and require additional clarification.

5) Format and timing of submission

While the work was submitted in time, the authors did not follow the requested format. The authors should work as a group and provide the final product (not individual edits). The issues with formatting, Schemes/Figures/Tables and required number of sources/references should be addressed.

Response to Peer Review 1- We have added a description of what the drug looks like, and some of its chemical properties. Also added hyperlinks to everything. As far as the confirmed cases thing goes, there really are no other cases that are reputably documented. Therefore, it would be impossible to include another case. All of the other reports are anecdotal and from drug forums, which we can't exactly cite. We just didn't want to say "no other reputable reports exist" because one will be published eventually. We also expanded the reactions section. Thank you for your feedback, it is much appreciated.

Instructor Feedback 2: Great work with incorporating you edits and improving the article. A few suggestions here before you post to the main space.

The Reference section has a few issues. Please add titles to web pages or reports you are citing. For dynamic sources like web pages, please add the Access Date or Retrieved time. There are a couple of duplicated reference too. Please watch the video tutorial on this page and make sure yo u watch till the end to see how to handle it with RefNames. Please let me know if you need further help with this. Please make sure you do not overwrite the ChemBox when you post your edits to the page. The synthesis figure you used seems to be a screen shot from a government publication Microgram Journal. I didn't find any copyright statement on their site and their Author Guideline. It may be safe to assume it's a public domain work as other government documents. However, to be safe, I would suggest you to re-draw the reaction scheme in ChemDraw and still cite the original source. That way, you don't run into any risks of violating the copyright since chemical reactions itself is not copyrightable. Plus, it can be better resolution too. Also, please add a citation to the caption of the figure too. I know you cited the source when you upload the figure but it's a good practice to cite it in the caption too. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Noahkuhlmann (talk • contribs) 17:15, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Topic Peer Review 1 by Aditya Vemulapati
I am not familiar with the drug 6-APB, and overall I found this article to be informative and fairly clear. Beginning with the introduction section, a couple sentences were added as edits to the original page. In these, the appearance of the drug was described as being a powder or pellet. This was nice because it helps the reader visualize the topic, helping the reader understand (thereby adhering to the Wikipedia goals). However, a subsequent sentence states the price of the drug in 2012. This information might be inappropriate for two reasons: 1) it is slightly outdated and 2) it is somewhat irrelevant to the focus of the article (perhaps include it elsewhere in the article if kept).

In the Pharmacology section, I thought the edit which talked about phenyl ring-substituted benzofurans and the 2-APB isomer were relevant tangents which served to highlight the pharmacological activity and motivation for drug manufacturing of 6-APB for recreational use. On a similar note, the editor adds to the Effects section by saying how a derivative has different psychological effects on users.

The new citations which the editor uses are credible and relevant. For instance, articles from journals like "Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental" and "Drug Testing and Analysis" are used to provide backing for statements.

For future changes, I would strongly suggest the editor to look into long-term edits under the Effects section, instead of solely focusing on the short-term primary effects of 6-APB. This would provide a better picture of the drug in the same way that holistic views of tobacco, cocaine, and other drugs are available.

I noticed that in the Law section, the original article provided a large amount of information regarding the classifications of the drug in different countries, and penalties for possessing it. While it is pertinent to the meaning of the article as a whole, I think it would be more easily comprehensible if the information were placed in a table. By using all available data, the classification and legal penalties could be placed in different columns aligned with the respective country in each row. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Avemulap (talk • contribs) 05:49, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Avemulap (talk) Avemulap

Response to Peer Comments
Thank you for your critiques and comments, they were much appreciated. I took out the pricing information for the reasons you listed as I also agree they were slightly irrelevant and did not contribute to the article as a whole. Unfortunately, as the case with many drugs, there is no long-term effect research that has been done on 6-APB so I could not supplement the effects section with more research. A table for law was not idealistic as it was difficult to insert the needed citations, we instead followed the traditional format many sites use such as the MDMA wiki site. Thanks again for your help!

SretenF (talk) 16:57, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

= instructor comments =

1)	Content

A)	Is the introductory section accessible for non-experts?

N/A (present in the original article)

B)	Do the contents of each section justify its length?

No. We expect you to add more than just few sentences for each section (preferably new sections), and altogether it should comprise 3 paragraphs.

C)	Are all the important terms/concepts linked to their respective Wikipedia pages for further references?

The added sentences do not contain hyperlinks for the existing Wikipedia pages such as pages on David Nichols, MDMA, 6-APB, etc.

D)	Are the highlighted examples appropriate?

There is one highlighted example in “Confirmed Cases” section. However, it does not go along with the other sections or the material that authors add. It is not clear what is meant by “confirmed case”. Is it confirmed case of side-effects? Psychiatric effects? Abuse? Some clarification is required

E)	Is the content duplicative of any other content already on Wikipedia?

No. However, the added content is very scars and there are sentences directly copied from the references (for example, the following sentences are very close to their source and will most likely be rejected by Wikipedia editors):

“Phenyl ring substituted (2-aminopropyl)benzofurans are structurally similar to methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) with the dioxole moiety replaced by a furan ring.”

“The 2-APB isomer has been reported be a monamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) inhibitor. [5] Considering that the phenyl ring substituted isomers have been reported to be ‘preferred’ classes of the compounds as regards pharmacological activity and that they are structurally similar to MDA, it is most likely that manufacturers would synthesize them for sale to recreational drugs users. [5]”

2)	Figures

A)	Are the figures original and of high quality?

N/A

B)	Are the figures informative and add to the text?

According to the log, the posted figure was removed due to the fact that it represented commercial packaging. The authors should find a way to post a Figure/Scheme/Table that complies with the Wikipedia rules.

C)	Are the substance and/or protein structures chemically accurate, aligned, and easy to read? N/A

3)	References

A)	Are the references complete?

Yes. However, please note that only 3 references were provided. We look for 5 references for the final article.

B)	Are the references inclusive of non-journal sources?

Yes.

4)	Overall Presentation

As of now, the proposed changes to the article should be significantly reworked and are not good the way they are. I strongly urge the authors to add new sections rather than copy/paste the additional sentences from the sources to the existing sections. Please note that some of such additions do not actually improve understanding of the content and require additional clarification.

5)	Format and timing of submission

While the work was submitted in time, the authors did not follow the requested format. The authors should work as a group and provide the final product (not individual edits). The issues with formatting, Schemes/Figures/Tables and required number of sources/references should be addressed.

PN 02:40, 1 April 2016 (UTC)

Response To Dr. Nagorny's Comments
Thank you for your review and suggested edits, I hope we revised to to a more acceptable level. We edited the introductory to include a few more informatory pieces about 6-APB to help better lay a foundation for understanding. We additionally hyperlinked every word or phrase that may be ambiguous for the novice reader in order to further ease the level of reading in many areas. As for figures we added a table to chart the reagent tests as well as an image of the 'paper' chemistry synthesis of 6-APB. We revamped the Pharmacology system with a Pharmacokinetics and a Metabolism section to broaden the Pharmacology information. The reactions section was also completely redone with added information on 4 other reagents, a chart was also supplemented. We included a synthesis section that further explains the chemical basis of 6-APB for those interested in that aspect, as this is an unscheduled drug we decided the level of explanation would not be problematic with wiki rules. Highlighted Cases was renamed to Case of Abuse. The effects section had multiple additions in order to get a better understanding of the effects of the drug. Both of our edits are now present in both of our sandboxes as a united edit to fix the formatting issue. Multiple references were added and exceed the 5 required. Duplicative info that you suggested be reworded was looked at and rephrased in order to prevent rejection from other Wikipedia users. Thank you again for your comments and edits!

SretenF (talk) 16:57, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Suggestions from ChemLibrarian
Great work with incorporating you edits and improving the article. A few suggestions here before you post to the main space.

If you'd like to change the location and size of the figure, see this tutorial Picture tutorial ChemLibrarian (talk) 19:07, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) The Reference section has a few issues. Please add titles to web pages or reports you are citing. For dynamic sources like web pages, please add the Access Date or Retrieved time. There are a couple of duplicated reference too. Please watch the video tutorial on this page and make sure yo u watch till the end to see how to handle it with RefNames. Please let me know if you need further help with this.
 * 2) Please make sure you do not overwrite the ChemBox when you post your edits to the page.
 * 3) The synthesis figure you used seems to be a screen shot from a government publication Microgram Journal. I didn't find any copyright statement on their site and their Author Guideline. It may be safe to assume it's a public domain work as other government documents. However, to be safe, I would suggest you to re-draw the reaction scheme in ChemDraw and still cite the original source. That way, you don't run into any risks of violating the copyright since chemical reactions itself is not copyrightable. Plus, it can be better resolution too. Also, please add a citation to the caption of the figure too. I know you cited the source when you upload the figure but it's a good practice to cite it in the caption too.

Response to ChemLibrarian
Thanks for your suggestions! I apologize for the late reply but we will try to incorporate your edits. I see the problems with the references as they are not standardly formatted and missing titles, as well as duplicated as you said. I will try to use ChemDraw to redraw the reaction scheme and paste the citation as well to ensure good practice. Thanks again for your help, and for a great class!

SretenF (talk) 15:27, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

SretenF (talk) 17:57, 19 April 2016 (UTC)