Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine
Names | |
---|---|
Preferred IUPAC name 1-(2H-1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-N-benzylpropan-2-amine | |
Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol) |
|
ChemSpider | |
PubChem CID |
|
UNII | |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA) |
|
| |
| |
Properties | |
C17H19NO2 | |
Molar mass | 269.343 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Methylenedioxybenzylamphetamine, abbreviated MDBZ, and systematically named 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-benzylamphetamine, is a psychedelic drug. It is the N-benzyl derivative of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). MDBZ was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved), the minimum dosage is listed as 150 mg, and the duration unknown. Very few data exist about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of MDBZ.
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.[1]
Legality
United Kingdom
MDBZ is a Class A drug in the Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 23 July 1996 (pt 10)". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 23 July 1996.
- ^ "UK Misuse of Drugs act 2001 Amendment summary". Isomer Design. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
External links