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Substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine

Substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine 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 methylenedioxyphenethylamine rather than just read about it. In short: The substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamines (abbreviated as MDxx) represent a diverse chemical class of compounds derived from phenethylamines. This category encompasses numerous psychoactive substances with entactogenic, psychedelic, and/or stimulant properties, in addition to entheogens.

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Reference excerpt

The substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamines (abbreviated as MDxx) represent a diverse chemical class of compounds derived from phenethylamines. This category encompasses numerous psychoactive substances with entactogenic, psychedelic, and/or stimulant properties, in addition to entheogens. These compounds find application as research chemicals, designer drugs, and recreational drugs. The base compound of the MDxx class is 3,4-methylenedioxyphenethylamine (MDPEA), and the prototypical agent of this class is 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA; "ecstasy"). Other notable MDxx class substances include 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine (MDEA; "Eve"), N-methyl-1,3-benzodioxolylbutanamine (MBDB; "Eden"), and 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (βk-MDMA; "Methylone"). There are also cyclized phenethylamine MDxx compounds, such as MDAI, MDAT, MDPV, MDPM, and MDMAR.

Use and effects

Interactions

List of substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamines

Related compounds In addition, there are a number of other compounds that have some structural and pharmacological similarities to the methylenedioxyphenethylamines, and are useful for comparison. These can be broadly divided into (i) compounds where the methylenedioxyphenyl ring is retained but the phenethyl portion is modified, or (ii) compounds which retain the 3,4-cyclised amphetamine core common to the MDxx compounds, but have the 1,3-benzodioxole ring replaced by related heterocycles. In addition to the (i) and (ii) compounds, MDxx compounds are closely related to the other two main phenylethylamine classes, those being substituted amphetamines and substituted cathinones. Like amphetamines and cathinones, MDxx compounds derive most if not all of their stimulant effects from the phenylethylamine core, in fact most MDxx compounds can also be grouped with cathinones and or amphetamines due to having similar functional groups, but in most cases any compound with a methylenedioxy group attached will be grouped as an MDxx compound due to the unique hallucinogenic and empathogenic/entactogenic effects that are not present in most other amphetamines and present to a lesser extent in most cathinones.

See also Substituted ethylenedioxyphenethylamine (EDxx) Substituted methoxyphenethylamine 2Cs, DOx, 4Cs, 25-NB Substituted 2-aminoindane Substituted amphetamine Substituted benzofuran Substituted benzothiophene Substituted cathinone Substituted phenethylamine Substituted phenylmorpholine Substituted tryptamine Aminopropylindole PiHKAL The Shulgin Index

References

External links PiHKAL ("Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved") by Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin (1991) Psychotomimetic Drugs: Structure-Activity Relationships by Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin (1978) Mescaline: The Chemistry and Pharmacology of its Analogues by Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin (1972)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine 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 methylenedioxyphenethylamine

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