3-Methoxyamphetamine

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3-Methoxyamphetamine
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  • 1-(3-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine
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Formula C10H15NO
Molar mass 165.236 g·mol−1
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meta-Methoxyamphetamine [1] (MMA), also known as 3-methoxyamphetamine (3-MA), is a stimulant drug from the amphetamine family. It has similar effects in animal drug discrimination tests to the more widely known derivative 4-methoxyamphetamine (PMA), [2] although with a slightly different ratio of monoamine release, being a combined serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine releasing agent rather than a fairly selective serotonin releaser like PMA. [3] [4] 3-Methoxyamphetamine has similarly appeared on the illicit market as a designer drug alternative to MDMA, although far more rarely than its infamous positional isomer. [5] It produces gepefrine, a cardiac stimulant, as one of its major metabolites. [6]

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