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Δ-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8-THC, [a] Δ 8-THC) is a psychoactive cannabinoid found in the cannabis plant. [1] It is an isomer of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC, Δ 9-THC), the compound commonly known as THC, with which it co-occurs in hemp; natural quantities of ∆ 8-THC found in hemp are low.
Δ-10-Tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-10-THC, Δ 10-THC, alternatively numbered as Δ 2-THC) is a positional isomer of tetrahydrocannabinol, discovered in the 1980s.Two epimers have been reported in the literature, with the 9-methyl group in either the (R) or (S) conformation; of these, the (R) epimer appears to be the more active isomer as well as the double bond in the 10th position instead of ...
Despite the CBD and THC having the same molecular weight, multiple analytical methods are able to differentiate them. [11] "on the recovery of both THC (86.7−90.0%) and CBD (92.3−95.6%). The slightly lower recovery of THC can be explained by the fact that THC is less polar than CBD and more likely to remain in the nonpolar sunflower oil." [11]
CBD shares a precursor with THC and is the main cannabinoid in CBD-dominant Cannabis strains. CBD has been shown to play a role in preventing the short-term memory loss associated with THC. [29] There is tentative evidence that CBD has an anti-psychotic effect, but research in this area is limited. [30] [24]
Δ-3-Tetrahydrocannabinol (often abbreviated as delta-3-THC or Δ 3-THC) is a synthetic isomer of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) developed during the original research in the 1940s to develop synthetic routes to the natural products Δ 8-THC and Δ 9-THC found in the cannabis. [1]
It is a biosynthetic precursor to Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is the principal psychoactive constituent of the Cannabis plant. It is also a meroterpenoid (i.e. a polyketide and a terpenoid), a member of resorcinols and a phytocannabinoid. It derives from an olivetolic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a cannabigerolate. [1]
The original cannabinoid distillate (the precursor to EA-2233, called EA-1476 or "Red oil"), known today as delta-9-THC, was first created in 1949, and laboratory study of EA-1476 occurred in the mid-1950s. A single batch of EA-2233 was prepared by chemist Harry Pars of A.D. Little Labs in 1962 under a top-secret government contract.
Although the chemical formula for THC (C 21 H 30 O 2) describes multiple isomers, [10] the term THC usually refers to the delta-9-THC isomer with chemical name (−)-trans-Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol. It is a colorless oil.