2,4,5-Trimethoxyamphetamine

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TMA-2
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Clinical data
Other namesTMA-2; 2,4,5-TMA; 2,4,5-Trimethoxy-α-methylphenethylamine; 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methoxyamphetamine; 4-Methoxy-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine; DOMeO; DOOMe; DOO
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administration 		Oral [1] [2]
Drug class Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
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Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Duration of action 8–12 hours [1] [2]
Identifiers
  • 1-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C12H19NO3
Molar mass 225.288 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(CC1=CC(=C(C=C1OC)OC)OC)N
  • InChI=1S/C12H19NO3/c1-8(13)5-9-6-11(15-3)12(16-4)7-10(9)14-2/h6-8H,5,13H2,1-4H3
  • Key:TVSIMAWGATVNGK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

2,4,5-Trimethoxyamphetamine (2,4,5-TMA), also known as TMA-2 or as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methoxyamphetamine (DOMeO), is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families. [1] [2] It is one of the trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA) series of positional isomers. [1] [2] The drug is also notable in being the 4-methoxylated member of the DOx (i.e., 4-substituted-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) series of drugs. [1] [2]

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Use and effects

TMA-2 is a serotonergic psychedelic and produces hallucinogenic effects. [1] [2] It is said to be active at doses of 20 to 40 mg and to have a duration of 8 to 12 hours. [1] [4] It is much more potent than its positional isomer 3,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine (3,4,5-TMA, TMA, or TMA-1), which is said to be active at doses of 100 to 250 mg and to have a duration of 6 to 8 hours. [5] However, DOM (2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine), the analogue of TMA-2 in which its 4-methoxy group has been replaced with a more lipophilic 4-methyl group, is about 10 times more potent than TMA-2. [6]

Interactions

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

TMA-2 activities
Target Affinity (Ki, nM)
5-HT1A >10,000
5-HT1B >10,000
5-HT1D >10,000
5-HT1E >10,000
5-HT1F ND
5-HT2A 57.9–1,300 (Ki)
190–1,860 (EC50 Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration)
84–102% (Emax Tooltip maximal efficacy)
5-HT2B 154–307 (Ki)
270 (EC50)
78% (Emax)
5-HT2C 87.7–5,300
5-HT3 >10,000
5-HT4 ND
5-HT5A >10,000
5-HT6 >10,000
5-HT7 >10,000
α1A, α1B >10,000
α1D ND
α2A–α2C >10,000
β1, β2 >10,000
D1–D5 >10,000
H1 1,407
H2–H4 >10,000
M1, M3, M4 ND
M2, M5 >10,000
TAAR1 >4,400 (Ki) (mouse)
3,100 (Ki) (rat)
ND (EC50) (human)
I1 ND
σ1, σ2 ND
SERT Tooltip Serotonin transporter>10,000 (Ki)
>100,000 (IC50 Tooltip half-maximal inhibitory concentration)
>100,000 (EC50) (rat)
NET Tooltip Norepinephrine transporter>10,000 (Ki)
>100,000 (IC50)
>100,000 (EC50) (rat)
DAT Tooltip Dopamine transporter>10,000 (Ki)
>100,000 (IC50)
>100,000 (EC50) (rat)
MAO-A Tooltip Monoamine oxidase A>100,000 (IC50) (rat)
MAO-B Tooltip Monoamine oxidase B>100,000 (IC50) (rat)
Notes: The smaller the value, the more avidly the drug binds to the site. All proteins are human unless otherwise specified. Refs: [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

TMA-2's affinity (Ki) for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor has been found to be 1,300 nM. [10] Its EC50 Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration at the receptor was 190 nM and its Emax Tooltip maximal efficacy was 84%. [10] The drug was also active at the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor and, to a much lesser extent, at the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor. [10] In an earlier study, its affinities (Ki) were 1,650 nM at the serotonin 5-HT2 receptor and 46,400 nM at the serotonin 5-HT1 receptor. [16] [17] TMA-2 is inactive at the monoamine transporters. [14] [10] It was inactive at the mouse trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1), whereas it bound to the rat TAAR1 with an affinity (Ki) of 3,100 nM and was not assessed at the human TAAR1. [10]

Chemistry

Derivatives

A variety of derivatives of TMA-2 have been developed and studied. [10] [18]

History

TMA-2 was first described in the scientific literature by Bruckner in 1933. [19] [2] [20] Subsequently, Alexander Shulgin first described the hallucinogenic effects of TMA-2 in 1964. [19] [21] [22] [2]

Society and culture

As of 2011, TMA-2 is not an explicitly controlled substance in the United States. [2] [3] However, it is a positional isomer of 3,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA), and thus is a Schedule I controlled substance in states in which isomers are controlled substances. [2] [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shulgin AT, Shulgin A (1991). "#158 TMA-2 2,4,5-TRIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE". PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story (1st ed.). Berkeley, CA: Transform Press. ISBN   9780963009609. OCLC   25627628.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shulgin A, Manning T, Daley PF (2011). "#118. TMA-2". The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds . Vol. 1. Berkeley: Transform Press. ISBN   978-0-9630096-3-0.
  3. 1 2 3 "Controlled Substances" (PDF). www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov.
  4. ↑ Halberstadt AL, Chatha M, Klein AK, Wallach J, Brandt SD (May 2020). "Correlation between the potency of hallucinogens in the mouse head-twitch response assay and their behavioral and subjective effects in other species" (PDF). Neuropharmacology. 167 107933. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107933. PMC   9191653 . PMID   31917152. Table 4 Human potency data for selected hallucinogens. [...]
  5. ↑ Shulgin AT, Shulgin A (1991). "#157 TMA 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE". PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story (1st ed.). Berkeley, CA: Transform Press. ISBN   9780963009609. OCLC   25627628.
  6. ↑ Nichols, David E. (2012). "Structure–activity relationships of serotonin 5-HT2A agonists". Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Membrane Transport and Signaling. 1 (5): 559–579. doi: 10.1002/wmts.42 . ISSN   2190-460X.
  7. ↑ "Kᵢ Database". PDSP. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Liu, Tiqing. "BDBM50005253 (+/-)1-Methyl-2-(2,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-ethylamine::1-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine::1-Methyl-2-(2,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-ethylamine::1-Methyl-2-(2,4,5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-ethylamine(2,4,5-TMA)::CHEMBL8389". BindingDB. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
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  13. ↑ Halberstadt AL, Luethi D, Hoener MC, Trachsel D, Brandt SD, Liechti ME (January 2023). "Use of the head-twitch response to investigate the structure-activity relationships of 4-thio-substituted 2,5-dimethoxyphenylalkylamines" (PDF). Psychopharmacology (Berl). 240 (1): 115–126. doi:10.1007/s00213-022-06279-2. PMC   9816194 . PMID   36477925.
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  16. ↑ Glennon RA (January 1987). "Central serotonin receptors as targets for drug research". J Med Chem. 30 (1): 1–12. doi:10.1021/jm00384a001. PMID   3543362. Table II. Affinities of Selected Phenalkylamines for 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 Binding Sites
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  19. 1 2 Shulgin AT (1978). "Psychotomimetic Drugs: Structure-Activity Relationships". In Iversen LL, Iversen SD, Snyder SH (eds.). Stimulants. Boston, MA: Springer US. pp. 243–333. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-0510-2_6. ISBN   978-1-4757-0512-6. 3.1.6. 2,4,5-Trimethoxyphenylisopropylamine This geometric isomer of TMA was first synthesized by Bruckner (1933) and its psychotomimetic properties were first observed some 30 years later (Shulgin, 1964a), 2,4,5-Trimethoxyphenylisopropylamine (34, TMA-2, 2,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine) was the second of the six possible positional isomers found to be psychotomimetic, and was thus called TMA-2.
  20. ↑ Bruckner, Viktor (24 October 1933). "Über das Pseudonitrosit des Asarons". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 138 (9–10): 268–274. doi:10.1002/prac.19331380907. ISSN   0021-8383.
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