BU-LAD

BU-LAD, also known as 6-butyl-6-nor-LSD or 6-butyl-6-nor-lysergic acid diethylamide, is a psychedelic drug and analogue of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) first described by David E. Nichols and colleagues in the 1980s.^[2][3]

BU-LAD

Clinical data
Other names	BU-LAD; BULAD; 6-Butyl-6-nor-LSD; 6-Butyl-6-nor-Lysergic acid diethylamide
Routes of administration	Oral[1]
Drug class	Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
Legal status
Legal status	US: Analogue to a Schedule I/II drug (but only if it is intended for human consumption)
Identifiers
IUPAC name (6aR,9R)-7-butyl-N,N-diethyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9- hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide
CAS Number	96930-87-9 N
PubChem CID	44457782
ChemSpider	21106266 Y
UNII	4Z2TQQ6ZTC
ChEMBL	ChEMBL22520 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID901165228
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C23H31N3O
Molar mass	365.521 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCN(CC)C(=O)[C@@H]2C=C1c3cccc4[nH]cc(C[C@H]1N(C2)CCCC)c34
InChI InChI=1S/C23H31N3O/c1-4-7-11-26-15-17(23(27)25(5-2)6-3)12-19-18-9-8-10-20-22(18)16(14-24-20)13-21(19)26/h8-10,12,14,17,21,24H,4-7,11,13,15H2,1-3H3/t17-,21-/m1/s1 Y Key:VTVHSIXDKKKTMT-DYESRHJHSA-N Y
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Use and effects

According to Alexander Shulgin in his book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved), BU-LAD is a psychedelic drug similar to LSD, but is significantly less potent than LSD, with a dose of 500 μg orally producing only mild effects.^[1]

Interactions

See also: Psychedelic drug § Interactions, and Trip killer § Serotonergic psychedelic antidotes

Chemistry

Analogues

Analogues of BU-LAD include LSD, ETH-LAD, PRO-LAD, AL-LAD, PARGY-LAD, and MAL-LAD, among others.

See also

• Substituted lysergamide