3,4-Methylenedioxyphentermine

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MDPH
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Clinical data
Other namesMDP; MDPH; 3,4-Methylenedioxyphentermine; 3,4-Methylenedioxy-α,α-dimethylphenethylamine
Routes of
administration
Oral [1]
Drug class Psychoactive drug
ATC code
  • None
Pharmacokinetic data
Duration of action 3–5 hours [1]
Identifiers
  • 1-(2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-methylpropan-2-amine
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C11H15NO2
Molar mass 193.246 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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3,4-Methylenedioxyphentermine (MDPH) is a psychoactive drug of the amphetamine family. MDPH was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. [1] Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of MDPH. [1]

Contents

Use and effects

In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved) , the dose range is listed as 160–240 mg, and the duration as 3 to 5 hours. [1] MDPH's effects are very similar to those of MDA: they both are smooth and "stoning," and do not cause any visuals. [1] They also alter dreams and dream patterns. [1] But it is said to have none of the magic of MDMA. [1] Shulgin describes MDPH as a promoter; it promotes the effects of other drugs, similarly to 2C-D. [1]

Chemistry

Synthesis

The chemical synthesis of MDPH has been described. [1]

Analogues

The N-methyl derivative, 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylphentermine (MDMPH), has been described by Shulgin as lacking MDMA-like effects. [2] Accordingly, MDMPH, as well as MDPH, were found to be inactive as serotonin releasing agents in vitro . [2] [3]

Society and culture

United Kingdom

This substance is a Class A drug in the Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Shulgin A, Shulgin A (September 1991). PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story. Berkeley, California: Transform Press. ISBN   0-9630096-0-5. OCLC   25627628. MDPH entry in PiHKAL
  2. 1 2 Nichols DF, Oberlender R (1990). "Structure-Activity Relationships of MDMA and Related Compounds: A New Class of Psychoactive Agents?". Ecstasy: The Clinical, Pharmacological and Neurotoxicological Effects of the Drug MDMA. Topics in the Neurosciences. Vol. 9. Boston, MA: Springer US. pp. 105–131. doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-1485-1_7. ISBN   978-1-4612-8799-5. PMID   1979214.
  3. Nichols DE, Lloyd DH, Hoffman AJ, Nichols MB, Yim GK (May 1982). "Effects of certain hallucinogenic amphetamine analogues on the release of [3H]serotonin from rat brain synaptosomes". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 25 (5): 530–535. doi:10.1021/jm00347a010. PMID   7086839.
  4. "UK Misuse of Drugs act 2001 Amendment summary". Isomer Design. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2014.