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| Other names | 25CN; 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-cyanophenethylamine; 4-Cyano-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine |
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| Formula | C11H14N2O2 |
| Molar mass | 206.245 g·mol−1 |
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2C-CN, also known as 4-cyano-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine and 2C families. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was not known to have been tested in humans and it is unknown whether it produces psychedelic effects. [1] [2] According to Daniel Trachsel however, 2C-CN was inactive at an oral dose of 10 mg, whereas an oral dose of 22 mg possibly produced threshold effects. [7]
The drug is the 2C parent compound of potent serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists of the 25-NB family including 25CN-NBOH, 25CN-NBOMe, 25CN-NBF, and 25CN-NBMD, among others. [8] [9] [10] [6] [11] [12] 25CN-NBOH is notable in being one of the most selective serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists known. [8] [11] In addition, 25-NB derivatives of 2C-CN are known that act as β-arrestin-biased serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonists. [6]
2C-CN was first described in the scientific literature by 1984. [3] It was briefly mentioned by Alexander Shulgin in his books PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved) (1991) and The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds (2011). [1] [2]
Die Substanz 2C-CN (186) [87] trägt eine Nitrilgruppe in der 4-Position. Aufgrund der polaren Nitrilgruppe und den tieferen Affinitäten des 3C-Analogons DOCN (187) zum 5-HT2A-Rezeptor (siehe Tabelle 10) kann eine schwache Aktivität im Menschen vermutet werden. Das deckt sich mit ersten Versuchen am Menschen, wonach 10mg 2C-CN (186) oral keinerlei Effekte zeigten und 22mg lediglich als mögliche Schwellendosis bezeichnet wurden.