3,4-Dichloroamphetamine

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3,4-Dichloroamphetamine
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Other names3,4-DCA
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  • 1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-amine
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Formula C9H11Cl2N
Molar mass 204.09 g·mol−1
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  • Clc1ccc(CC(N)C)cc1Cl
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3,4-Dichloroamphetamine (3,4-DCA), is an amphetamine derived drug invented by Eli Lilly in the 1960s, which has a number of pharmacological actions. It acts as a highly potent and selective serotonin releasing agent (SSRA) and binds to the serotonin transporter with high affinity, [1] [2] [3] [4] but also acts as a selective serotonergic neurotoxin in a similar manner to the related para-chloroamphetamine, though with slightly lower potency. [5] It is also a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI), [6] as well as a very potent inhibitor of the enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyl transferase which normally functions to transform noradrenaline into adrenaline in the body. [7] [8]

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Synthesis

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The reaction of 3,4-dichlorobenzyl chloride (1) with cyanide anion gives 3,4-dichlorophenylacetonitrile (2). Reaction with sodium methoxide and ethyl acetate gives α-acetoxy-3,4-dichlorophenylacetonitrile, (3). Removal of the nitrile group in the presence of sulfuric acid gives 3,4-dichlorophenylacetone (4). Oxime formation with hydroxylamine gives N-[1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-ylidene]hydroxylamine, (5). Reduction of the oxime completed the synthesis of 3,4-dichloroamphetamine (6).

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