4-Methyl-α-methyltryptamine

4-Methyl-α-methyltryptamine
Clinical data
Routes of; administration	Oral
ATC code	none;
Legal status
Legal status	Uncontrolled (but may be covered under the Federal Analogue Act in the United States and under similar bills in other countries);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethylamine;
CAS Number	3569-29-7 ;
PubChem CID	28806639;
ChemSpider	25392939 ;
UNII	QY99ES7YWD;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70708203 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H16N2
Molar mass	188.274 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(N)Cc2c1c([nH]c2)cccc1C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H16N2/c1-8-4-3-5-11-12(8)10(7-14-11)6-9(2)13/h3-5,7,9,14H,6,13H2,1-2H3 ; Key:KEOYEGHPRBDSKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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4-Methyl-α-methyltryptamine (4-Me-αMT), also known as 4,α-dimethyltryptamine (4,α-DMT), and MP-809, is a drug belonging to the tryptamine class that was investigated as an antidepressant in the early 1960s but was never marketed.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Azima H, Arthurs D, Silver A, Azima FJ (December 1962). "The effect of MP-809 in depressive states: a multi-blind study". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 119 (6): 573–4. doi:10.1176/ajp.119.6.573. PMID 13965759.
^ Brodey JF, Steiner WG, Himwich HE (April 1963). "An electrographic study of psilocin and 4-methyl-alpha-methyl tryptamine (MP-809)". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 140: 8–18. PMID 14015664.

[pmid13965759-1] Azima H, Arthurs D, Silver A, Azima FJ (December 1962). "The effect of MP-809 in depressive states: a multi-blind study". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 119 (6): 573–4. doi:10.1176/ajp.119.6.573. PMID 13965759.

[2] Brodey JF, Steiner WG, Himwich HE (April 1963). "An electrographic study of psilocin and 4-methyl-alpha-methyl tryptamine (MP-809)". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 140: 8–18. PMID 14015664.

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Clinical data


Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	Uncontrolled (but may be covered under the Federal Analogue Act in the United States and under similar bills in other countries)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethylamine
CAS Number	3569-29-7^Y
PubChem CID	28806639
ChemSpider	25392939^Y
UNII	QY99ES7YWD
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70708203
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₁₂H₁₆N₂
Molar mass	188.274 g·mol⁻¹
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(N)Cc2c1c([nH]c2)cccc1C
InChI InChI=1S/C12H16N2/c1-8-4-3-5-11-12(8)10(7-14-11)6-9(2)13/h3-5,7,9,14H,6,13H2,1-2H3^Y Key:KEOYEGHPRBDSKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
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4-Methyl-α-methyltryptamine

See also

References