Roger Adams was an American organic chemist who developed the eponymous Adams' catalyst, and helped determine the composition of natural substances such as complex vegetable oils and plant alkaloids.
Δ8-Tetrahydrocannabinol is a psychoactive cannabinoid found in the Cannabis plant. It is an isomer of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, with which it co-occurs in hemp; natural quantities of ∆8-THC found in he
∆8-THC has a double bond (a) between the carbon atoms labeled 8 and 9.
∆9-THC has a double bond (a) between the carbon atoms labeled 9 and 10.