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Drug belonging to the tryptamine class Pharmaceutical compound
4-Methyl-α-methyltryptamine
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  • none
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IUPAC name
  • 1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethylamine
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FormulaC12H16N2
Molar mass188.274 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • CC(N)Cc2c1c(c2)cccc1C
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C12H16N2/c1-8-4-3-5-11-12(8)10(7-14-11)6-9(2)13/h3-5,7,9,14H,6,13H2,1-2H3
  • Key:KEOYEGHPRBDSKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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4-Methyl-α-methyltryptamine (4-Me-αMT), also known as 4,α-dimethyltryptamine (4,α-DMT), and MP-809, is a drug belonging to the tryptamine class that was investigated as an antidepressant in the early 1960s but was never marketed.

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References

  1. Azima H, Arthurs D, Silver A, Azima FJ (December 1962). "The effect of MP-809 in depressive states: a multi-blind study". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 119 (6): 573–4. doi:10.1176/ajp.119.6.573. PMID 13965759.
  2. Brodey JF, Steiner WG, Himwich HE (April 1963). "An electrographic study of psilocin and 4-methyl-alpha-methyl tryptamine (MP-809)". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 140: 8–18. PMID 14015664.
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