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O-Methyl-AL-34662

O-Methyl-AL-34662 is a chemistry 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 O-Methyl-AL-34662 rather than just read about it. In short: O-Methyl-AL-34662, also known as indazole-5-MeO-AMT, is a serotonin receptor agonist and putative serotonergic psychedelic of the indazolethylamine family related to the psychedelic tryptamine 5-MeO-AMT. It is an analogue of 5-MeO-AMT in which the indole ring has been replaced with an indazole ring and the active enantiomer has been purified.

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Reference excerpt

O-Methyl-AL-34662, also known as indazole-5-MeO-AMT, is a serotonin receptor agonist and putative serotonergic psychedelic of the indazolethylamine family related to the psychedelic tryptamine 5-MeO-AMT. It is an analogue of 5-MeO-AMT in which the indole ring has been replaced with an indazole ring and the active enantiomer has been purified. The drug is a potent agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2 receptors, including of the serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors. It is a partial to full agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor and a full agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor. Both O-methyl-AL-34662 and 5-MeO-AMT showed around 10-fold lower potency as agonists of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor compared to the serotonin 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C receptors. The drug has roughly the same activational potencies and efficacies at the serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors as 5-MeO-AMT. It potently induces the head-twitch response, a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects, in mice, and hence may have hallucinogenic effects in humans. Its effective dose for induction of the head-twitch response was 0.16 mg/kg, which was about the same as that of (R)-DOI (0.13 mg/kg) and was about 6-fold more potent than 5-MeO-AMT (1.0 mg/kg). O-Methyl-AL-34662 was first described in the scientific literature by Jesse May and colleagues by 2006. In contrast to the case of O-methyl-AL-34662, the corresponding "flipped" indazole analogue of 5-MeO-DMT has profoundly reduced potency as a serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist relative to 5-MeO-DMT (~1,250-fold lower activational potency).

See also Indazolethylamine Substituted tryptamine § Related compounds AL-34662 AL-38022A YM-348 VU6067416

References

External links O-Methyl-AL-34662 - Isomer Design

Illustrations

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of O-Methyl-AL-34662

In research: O-Methyl-AL-34662 appears in chemistry 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 O-Methyl-AL-34662 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: O-Methyl-AL-34662 is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 5-HT2A agonists, 5-HT2B agonists, 5-HT2C agonists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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