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Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine

Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine 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 Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine rather than just read about it. In short: The substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamines (EDxx) are a small group of psychoactive drugs of the phenethylamine family related to the substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamines (MDxx). They include the amphetamines 3,4-ethylenedioxyamphetamine (EDA), 3,4-ethylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (EDMA; "MDMC"), and 3-methoxy-4,5-ethylenedioxyamphetamine (MEDA; 5-methoxy-EDA) and the cathinone 3,4-ethylenedioxymethcathinone…

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Reference excerpt

The substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamines (EDxx) are a small group of psychoactive drugs of the phenethylamine family related to the substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamines (MDxx). They include the amphetamines 3,4-ethylenedioxyamphetamine (EDA), 3,4-ethylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (EDMA; "MDMC"), and 3-methoxy-4,5-ethylenedioxyamphetamine (MEDA; 5-methoxy-EDA) and the cathinone 3,4-ethylenedioxymethcathinone (EDMC), among others. EDxx compounds have been found act as monoamine releasing agents, including of serotonin, norepinephrine, and/or dopamine. However, they showed reduced potency in these assays compared to their MDxx counterparts like MDMA, MMDA (5-methoxy-MDA), and methylone (MDMC). Some, such as EDMA, have been assessed and variably found to produce psychoactive effects in humans. These effects have included paresthesia, nystagmus, sedation, hypnagogic imagery, and/or mild visual effects. However, at assessed doses, there were no entactogenic or stimulant effects and no or only mild hallucinogenic effects at best, which led to conclusions that they were essentially inactive. EDxx compounds were tested by Alexander Shulgin and described in his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved). They were first described in the scientific literature by Shulgin by 1964.

Use and effects

See also Substituted phenethylamine Substituted methoxyphenethylamine Substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine Substituted benzofuran Substituted amphetamine MTDA (5-methoxy-TDA)

References

External links Selected Ethylenedioxyphenethylamines - Isomer Design

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, 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 Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine 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 Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine 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 Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine

In research: Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine 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 Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine 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: Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alexander Shulgin, Chemical classes of psychoactive drugs, Ethylenedioxyphenethylamines, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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