In Chemistry, precursor is a chemical compound that is used to make another chemical compound. Precursors can be the reactants in a single chemical reaction, or the feedstock of a chemical process with multiple steps.
Laws
[change | change source]Precursors to controlled substances, like illegal drugs or chemical weapons, are often regulated by law.[1][2]
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ Lampe, Joanna R. Listed Chemicals and Federal Regulation of Controlled Substance Precursors (Report). United States Congressional Research Office.
- ↑ Marie-Astrid Huemer with Mégane Duborgel. Revision of EU legislation on drug precursors: Implementation take-aways (PDF) (Report). European Parliamentary Research Service.
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