Publications by authors named "Florian Oxler"
Background: Little is known about the origin of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy). The most commonly repeated statement in the medical literature is that MDMA was synthesized by the German pharmaceutical company Merck in 1912 in order to develop an appetite suppressor.
Aim: To reconstruct the true story of the first known description of MDMA at Merck using the original documents.