N,N-Diformylmescaline

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N,N-Diformylmescaline
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Clinical data
Other namesDiformylmescaline; N,N-Diformyl-3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine; N,N-Diformyl-3,4,5-TMPEA
Drug class Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
  • N-formyl-N-[2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)ethyl]formamide
PubChem CID
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C13H17NO5
Molar mass 267.281 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COC1=CC(=CC(=C1OC)OC)CCN(C=O)C=O
  • InChI=1S/C13H17NO5/c1-17-11-6-10(4-5-14(8-15)9-16)7-12(18-2)13(11)19-3/h6-9H,4-5H2,1-3H3
  • Key:ONCGKRHDZQPRFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

N,N-Diformylmescaline, also known as N,N-diformyl-3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine, is a possible psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and scaline families related to mescaline. [1] [2] [3] It is the N,N-diformyl derivative of mescaline. [1] [2] [3] The compound has been found to be chemically unstable under acidic or basic conditions, breaking down into N-formylmescaline and then into mescaline. [1] [2] [3] Relatedly, it is thought that N,N-diformylmescaline may act as a prodrug of mescaline in vivo . [1] [2] [3] The chemical synthesis of the compound has been described. [2] [3] It was encountered as a possible novel designer drug in 2020 and this was reported in 2022. [1] [2] [3] N,N-Diformylmescaline itself is not known to be naturally occurring, but N-formylmescaline is known to occur naturally in trace amounts in peyote. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Ponce JD (2024). "The use of prodrugs as drugs of abuse". WIREs Forensic Science. 6 (3) e1514. doi: 10.1002/wfs2.1514 . ISSN   2573-9468. In January 2020, Australian authorities seized a powder suspected of being cocaine. After analysis by GC–MS, NMR and IR, the compound was identified as N,N-diformylmescaline. Under exposure to acid and basic conditions, the structure degraded to N-formylmescaline, a naturally occurring compound in Peyote, and further to mescaline (Gallagher et al., 2023).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gallagher R, McLaughlin MG, Blakey K, Wermuth UD, Boyd S, McGowan J (February 2023). "N,N-Diformylmescaline: A novel analogue of mescaline detected in Queensland". Drug Testing and Analysis. 15 (2): 204–212. doi:10.1002/dta.3390. hdl:10072/422047. PMID   36245421.
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  6. "N-Formylmescaline". Trout’s Notes. Isomer Design.