4-Hydroxy-5-methoxydimethyltryptamine

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4-Hydroxy-5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine
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Identifiers
  • 3-(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl)-5-methoxy-1H-indol-4-ol
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C13H18N2O2
Molar mass 234.299 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point 146 to 147 °C (295 to 297 °F) (from ethyl acetate [1] )
  • CN(C)CCc2c[nH]c1ccc(OC)c(O)c12
  • InChI=1S/C13H18N2O2/c1-15(2)7-6-9-8-14-10-4-5-11(17-3)13(16)12(9)10/h4-5,8,14,16H,6-7H2,1-3H3 Yes check.svgY
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4-Hydroxy-5-methoxydimethyltryptamine, also known as 4-HO-5-MeO-DMT or psilomethoxin, is a hypothetical novel psychedelic drug.

It is structurally similar to other psychedelic tryptamines, but very little is known about its effects. The only report of it in the chemical literature was a paper published by Marc Julia's group at the Pasteur Institute in 1965. [1] This paper reports a 10 step synthesis of 4-HO-5-MeO-DMT from ortho-vanillin. Alexander Shulgin hypothesized that 4-HO-5-MeO-DMT could be biosynthesized by feeding Psilocybe cultures with 5-MeO-DMT, referencing a 1988 study by Jochen Gartz where transformation of DET into 4-HO-DET and 4-PO-DET was reported using such a method, with neither compounds having ever been found in nature. [2] [3]

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The 4-hydroxy analogue of αMT has been looked at in human subjects. It is reported to be markedly visual in its effects, with some subjects reporting dizziness and a depressed feeling. There were, however, several toxic signs at doses of 15 to 20 milligrams orally, including abdominal pain, tachycardia, increased blood pressure and, with several people, headache and diarrhea.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">5-MeO-MET</span> Chemical compound

5-MeO-MET (5-Methoxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine) is a relatively rare designer drug from the substituted tryptamine family, related to compounds such as N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine and 5-MeO-DMT. It was first synthesised in the 1960s and was studied to a limited extent, but was first identified on the illicit market in June 2012 in Sweden. It was made illegal in Norway in 2013, and is controlled under analogue provisions in numerous other jurisdictions.

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References

  1. 1 2 Julia M, Manoury P, Voillaume MC (1965). "No 209 - Recherches en série indolique. XIV (*) - Sur des méthoxy-5 hydroxy-4, méthoxy-5 hydroxy-6 et méthoxy-7 hydroxy-6 tryptamines". Bulletin de la Société Chimique de France (in French): 1417–1423.
  2. "4-Hydroxy-5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, Psilocybe mushrooms, Psilocin". Ask Dr. Shulgin Online. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. Gartz J (1989). "Biotransformation of tryptamine derivatives in mycelial cultures of Psilocybe". Journal of Basic Microbiology. 29 (6): 347–352. doi:10.1002/jobm.3620290608. PMID   2614674. S2CID   43308695.