title: Molecular structure of LSD.
abstract: The molecular configuration of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in crystals of the iodobenzoate has been determined by using x-ray diffraction techniques. The configuration shows strain and steric hindrance and the conformation is fixed. Some of the implications of this for the hallucinogenic activity of LSD are discussed.
mesh_terms: D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide; D008961:Models, Structural; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D008238:Lysergic Acid Diethylamide