2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine

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2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine
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Clinical data
Other names2,5-DMA; 2,5-Dimethoxy-α-methylphenethylamine; DMA; DMA-4; DOH; NSC-367445
Routes of
administration 		Oral [1] [2]
Drug class Serotonin 5-HT2 receptor agonist; Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist; Stimulant
ATC code
  • None
Pharmacokinetic data
Duration of action 6–8 hours [1] [2]
Identifiers
  • 1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEMBL
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ECHA InfoCard 100.018.673 OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Chemical and physical data
Formula C11H17NO2
Molar mass 195.262 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(CC1=C(C=CC(=C1)OC)OC)N
  • InChI=1S/C11H17NO2/c1-8(12)6-9-7-10(13-2)4-5-11(9)14-3/h4-5,7-8H,6,12H2,1-3H3
  • Key:LATVFYDIBMDBSY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (2,5-DMA), also known as DMA-4 or as DOH, is a psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families. [1] [2] It is one of the dimethoxyamphetamine (DMA) series of positional isomers. [1] [2] The drug is notable in being the parent compound of the DOx (4-substituted-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) series of psychedelic drugs. [1] [2] It is taken orally. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Use and effects

2,5-DMA is said to be inactive as a psychedelic, at least at the doses that have been assessed. [1] [2] However, it has been reported to produce some stimulant-like effects, as well as sympathomimetic effects and mydriasis. [1] [2] [3] The dose range is said to be 80 to 160 mg orally and its duration is 6 to 8 hours. [1] [2] However, it has also been said to be active with stimulant-like effects at a dose of 50 mg. [3]

Interactions

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

2,5-DMA activities
Target Affinity (Ki, nM)
5-HT1A 2,583–6,017
5-HT1B 8,435 (rat)
5-HT1D ND
5-HT1E ND
5-HT1F ND
5-HT2A 211–5,200 (Ki)
160–3,548 (EC50 Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration)
58–109% (Emax Tooltip maximal efficacy)
5-HT2B 1,039 (Ki)
3,390–93,320 (EC50)
93–94% (Emax)
5-HT2C 104–>10,000 (Ki)
124–3,144 (EC50)
76–103% (Emax)
5-HT3 ND
5-HT4 ND
5-HT5A ND
5-HT6 ND
5-HT7 ND
α1A 5,363
α1B–α1D ND
α2A 4,385
α2B–α2C ND
β1, β2 ND
D1 ND
D2 >13,000
D3–D5 ND
H1–H4 ND
M1–M5 ND
TAAR1 >30,000 (EC50) (human)
I1 ND
σ1, σ2 ND
SERT Tooltip Serotonin transporter>7,000 (Ki)
ND (IC50 Tooltip half-maximal inhibitory concentration)
ND (EC50)
NET Tooltip Norepinephrine transporter>8,000 (Ki)
ND (IC50)
ND (EC50)
DAT Tooltip Dopamine transporter>8,000 (Ki)
ND (IC50)
ND (EC50)
MAO-A Tooltip Monoamine oxidase A>100,000 (IC50)
MAO-B Tooltip Monoamine oxidase B>100,000 (IC50)
Notes: The smaller the value, the more avidly the drug binds to the site. All proteins are human unless otherwise specified. Refs: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

2,5-DMA is a low-potency serotonin 5-HT2A receptor partial agonist, with an affinity (Ki) of 2,502 nM, an EC50 Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration of 160 to 3,548 nM (depending on the signaling cascade and study), and an Emax Tooltip maximal efficacy of 66 to 109%. [8] [9] [12] [13] It has also been assessed at several other receptors. [8] [9] In a much earlier study, its affinities (Ki) were 1,020 nM at the serotonin 5-HT1 receptor and 5,200 nM at the serotonin 5-HT2 receptor. [17] [18] The drug does not appear to bind to the monoamine transporters, at least at the assessed concentrations (up to 7,000 nM). [8] [9] It was inactive at the human trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1). [8] [9] 2,5-DMA shows dramatically reduced potency as a serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist compared to the DOx drugs, such as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM). [8] [9]

2,5-DMA produces the head-twitch response, a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects, in rodents. [7] However, it produces a very weak head-twitch response compared to other structurally related psychedelics like DOM, DOET, DOPR, and even DOBU. [7] In addition, it is less potent in comparison. [7] 2,5-DMA substitutes for DOM in rodent drug discrimination tests, albeit with dramatically lower potency than other DOx drugs. [19] It also substitutes for 5-MeO-DMT in rodent drug discrimination tests. [20] These findings suggesting that 2,5-DMA might produce weak hallucinogenic effects at sufficiently high doses. [7] [19] [20] 2,5-DMA shows no substitution for dextroamphetamine in drug discrimination tests, suggesting that it lacks psychostimulant- or amphetamine-like effects, at least in rodents. [19] Unlike other DOx drugs like DOM, DOPR, DOBU, and DOAM, 2,5-DMA does not produce hyperlocomotion in rodents and instead dose-dependently produces only hypolocomotion. [7] On the other hand, it does similarly produce hypothermia at higher doses. [7]

Though 2,5-DMA appears to be inactive or of very low potency as a psychedelic in humans, it is a highly potent anti-inflammatory drug similarly to other DOx and 2C drugs. [13] [21] This was in spite of it being of very low potency as a serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist in terms of calcium mobilization in the study (EC50 = 3,548 nM; Emax = 109.0%). [13] Based on the preceding findings, Charles D. Nichols has said that both fully anti-inflammatory non-psychedelic compounds like 2,5-DMA and fully psychedelic non-anti-inflammatory compounds like DOTFM are known. [21]

Pharmacokinetics

2,5-DMA crosses the blood–brain barrier in rodents. [7] It showed the lowest brain/plasma ratio among DOM and its higher homologues. [7]

Chemistry

Synthesis

The chemical synthesis of 2,5-DMA has been described. [1] [2] [22]

Analogues and derivatives

Analogues and derivatives of 2,5-DMA include the DOx series like DOM, DOB, and DOI, FLY compounds like DOB-FLY, Bromo-DragonFLY (DOB-DFLY), DOH-5-hemiFLY, 25-NB compounds like DOM-NBOMe, DOB-NBOMe, and DOI-NBOMe, and other compounds like trimethoxyamphetamines (TMAs) and pentamethoxyamphetamine (PeMA). [1] [2]

History

2,5-DMA was first described in the scientific literature by F. Benington and colleagues by at least 1968. [23] [24] Subsequently, it was described in greater detail by Alexander Shulgin in his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved). [1]

Society and culture

Manufacturing

2,5-DMA is used by Polaroid Corporation in the manufacturing of Polaroid film. [3] [25] [26]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Shulgin AT, Shulgin A (1991). "#54 2,5-DMA; DMA; 2,5-DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE". PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story (1st ed.). Berkeley, CA: Transform Press. ISBN   978-0-9630096-0-9. OCLC   25627628.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Shulgin A, Manning T, Daley PF (2011). "#36. 2,5-DMA". 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 4 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. Although 2,5-DMA has no medical utility and has thus been classified as a Schedule I drug by the Drug Enforcement Administration, there is a considerable demand for it as a chemical in the photographic industry. The manufacturing quota for it, for a single year's production, is 45,000,000 g as the free base (Anon., 1976), and this magnitude of commercial production, in addition to the inexpensive availability of the synthetic precursor 1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-nitropropene, may have accounted for its appearance in high purity and broad availability in the period prior to its legal proscription.
  4. ↑ "Kᵢ Database". PDSP. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Liu T. "BindingDB BDBM50005251 (+/-)2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-methyl-ethylamine::1-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine::2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine::2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-methyl-ethylamine::2-(2,5-Dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-methyl-ethylamine(2,5-DMA)::CHEMBL8642::DMA". BindingDB. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Luethi D, Glatfelter GC, Pottie E, Sellitti F, Maitland AD, Gonzalez NR, et al. (November 2025). "The 4-alkyl chain length of 2,5-dimethoxyamphetamines differentially affects in vitro serotonin receptor actions versus in vivo psychedelic-like effects" (PDF). Mol Psychiatry. doi:10.1038/s41380-025-03325-1. PMID   41193673.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Luethi D, Rudin D, Hoener MC, Liechti ME (2022). "Monoamine Receptor and Transporter Interaction Profiles of 4-Alkyl-Substituted 2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamines". The FASEB Journal. 36 (S1) fasebj.2022.36.S1.R2691. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R2691 . ISSN   0892-6638.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rudin D, Luethi D, Hoener MC, Liechti ME (2022). "Structure-activity Relation of Halogenated 2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamines Compared to their α‑Desmethyl (2C) Analogues". The FASEB Journal. 36 (S1) fasebj.2022.36.S1.R2121. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.S1.R2121 . ISSN   0892-6638.
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  13. 1 2 3 4 Flanagan TW, Billac GB, Landry AN, Sebastian MN, Cormier SA, Nichols CD (April 2021). "Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis of Psychedelics in a Rat Model of Asthma Reveals the Anti-Inflammatory Pharmacophore". ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4 (2): 488–502. doi:10.1021/acsptsci.0c00063. PMC   8033619 . PMID   33860179. The nature of the 4-position substituent of phenethylamine psychedelics has been previously linked to 5-HT2 receptor selectivity as well as agonist properties at 5-HT2 receptors.40 Analysis of the 4-position demonstrated that the identity of the moiety at this position was rather flexible. Fully efficacious substitutions at the 4-position included the halogens iodine and bromine (R)-DOI (Figure 3), 2C-B (Figure 7A), methoxy (TMA-2) (Figure 7G), short-chain hydrocarbons (R)-DOM (Figure 7H), (R)-DOET) (Figure 7I), and a branched hydrocarbon (DOiBu) (Figure 7J). [...] In a comparison of PenH-AUC values determined for each drug as a proxy measure of anti-inflammatory efficacy (Figure 8A) to either EC50 or EMax for calcium mobilization downstream of 5- HT2A receptor activation (Table 1), [...]
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