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Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine

Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine rather than just read about it. In short: MDBZ, also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-benzylamphetamine or as N-benzyl-MDA, is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, MDxx, and N-benzylphenethylamine families related to MDA. It is the N-benzyl derivative of MDA.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

MDBZ, also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-benzylamphetamine or as N-benzyl-MDA, is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, MDxx, and N-benzylphenethylamine families related to MDA. It is the N-benzyl derivative of MDA.

Use and effects In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved), Alexander Shulgin lists MDBZ's dose as greater than 150 mg orally and its duration as unknown. According to Shulgin, MDBZ showed "little if any activity".

Chemistry

Synthesis The chemical synthesis of MDBZ has been described.

Analogues Analogues of MDBZ include MDA, MDMA, MDCPM, benzphetamine, benzylone (bk-MDBZ), and 2C2-NBOMe, among others.

History MDBZ was first described in the scientific literature by Alexander Shulgin and colleagues in 1980. Subsequently, it was described in greater detail by Shulgin in his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved) in 1991.

Society and culture

Popular culture In an episode of the British spoof documentary TV show Brass Eye, David Amess MP was fooled into recording a warning against a fictitious new drug called "cake". When asked a parliamentary question about it, the Home Office incorrectly assumed Amess was referring to MDBZ.

Legal status

United Kingdom MDBZ is a Class A drug in the Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act.

See also Substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine 25-NB (psychedelics)

References

External links MDBZ - Isomer Design MDBZ - PiHKAL - Erowid MDBZ - PiHKAL - Isomer Design

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine

In research: Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Drugs not assigned an ATC code, Methylenedioxyamphetamines, N-Benzylphenethylamines, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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