DEA list of chemicals

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, 21 U.S.C. § 802, Definition 34 (list I) and 35 (list II).

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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)^[1][2]
• 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)^[3]
• 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)^[1][2]
• piperidine and its salts
• pseudoephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers
• 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone
• benzaldehyde
• nitroethane
• gamma butyrolactone
• N-Phenethyl-4-piperidinone
• 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)^[4]
• sulfuric acid^[4]
• methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK)^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 66 FR 52670—52675. 17 October 2001.
2. ^ ^{a b} 37 CFR 1310.02
3. ^ [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).
4. ^ ^{a b c} “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).