2-Me-DET

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2-Me-DET
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Clinical data
Other names2-Methyl-DET; 2-Methyl-N,N-diethyltryptamine
Routes of
administration 		Oral [1]
Drug class Psychoactive drug; Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
ATC code
  • None
Pharmacokinetic data
Duration of action 6–8 hours [1]
Identifiers
  • N,N-diethyl-2-(2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C15H22N2
Molar mass 230.355 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCN(CC)CCc1c(C)[nH]c2ccccc12
  • InChI=1S/C15H22N2/c1-4-17(5-2)11-10-13-12(3)16-15-9-7-6-8-14(13)15/h6-9,16H,4-5,10-11H2,1-3H3
  • Key:VVUATPWGKMGHGM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

2-Me-DET, or 2-methyl-DET, also known as 2-methyl-N,N-diethyltryptamine, is a psychedelic drug of the tryptamine family. [1] It is the 2-methyl derivative of diethyltryptamine (DET). [1] The drug is taken orally. [1]

Contents

Use and effects

In his book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved), Alexander Shulgin lists 2-Me-DET's dose as 80 to 120 mg orally and its duration as 6 to 8 hours. [1] The effects of 2-Me-DET have been reported to include a vague unreal feeling, clouding and slowing of thoughts, DiPT-like sound distortion including higher pitches of music sounding muffled and tones shifting to a lower frequency, and stomach ache. [1]

Interactions

Chemistry

Synthesis

The chemical synthesis of 2-Me-DET has been described. [1]

Analogues

Analogues of 2-Me-DET include 2-methyltryptamine (2-MT; 2-Me-T), 2-methyl-DMT (2-Me-DMT; 2,N,N-TMT), 2-methyl-5-MeO-DMT (5-MeO-2,N,N-TMT), and 2-methyl-AMT (2-Me-AMT; 2,α-DMT). [1]

History

2-Me-DET was first described in the scientific literature by R. B. Barlow and I. Khan in 1959. [2] Subsequently, it was described in greater detail by Alexander Shulgin in his 1997 book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved). [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shulgin, Alexander; Shulgin, Ann (September 1997). TiHKAL: The Continuation. Berkeley, California: Transform Press. ISBN   0-9630096-9-9. OCLC   38503252.
  2. ↑ Barlow RB, Khan I (March 1959). "Actions of some analogues of tryptamine on the isolated rat uterus and on the isolated rat fundus strip preparations". Br J Pharmacol Chemother. 14 (1): 99–107. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1959.tb00934.x. PMC   1481812 . PMID   13651585.
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