Chemistry:2-Me-DET

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2-Me-DET, or 2-methyl-DET, also known as 2-methyl-N,N-diethyltryptamine, is a psychedelic drug of the tryptamine family.[1] It is the 2-methyl derivative of diethyltryptamine (DET).[1] The drug is taken orally.[1]

Use and effects

In his book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved), Alexander Shulgin lists 2-Me-DET's dose as 80 to 120 mg orally and its duration as 6 to 8 hours.[1] The effects of 2-Me-DET have been reported to include a vague unreal feeling, clouding and slowing of thoughts, DiPT-like sound distortion including higher pitches of music sounding muffled and tones shifting to a lower frequency, and stomach ache.[1]

Interactions

Chemistry

Synthesis

The chemical synthesis of 2-Me-DET has been described.[1]

Analogues

Analogues of 2-Me-DET include 2-methyltryptamine (2-MT; 2-Me-T), 2-methyl-DMT (2-Me-DMT; 2,N,N-TMT), 2-methyl-5-MeO-DMT (5-MeO-2,N,N-TMT), and 2-methyl-AMT (2-Me-AMT; 2,α-DMT).[1]

History

2-Me-DET was first described in the scientific literature by R. B. Barlow and I. Khan in 1959.[2] Subsequently, it was described in greater detail by Alexander Shulgin in his 1997 book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved).[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Shulgin, Alexander; Shulgin, Ann (September 1997). TiHKAL: The Continuation. Berkeley, California: Transform Press. ISBN 0-9630096-9-9. OCLC 38503252. http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/tihkal/tihkal.shtml. 
  2. ↑ "Actions of some analogues of tryptamine on the isolated rat uterus and on the isolated rat fundus strip preparations". Br J Pharmacol Chemother 14 (1): 99–107. March 1959. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1959.tb00934.x. PMID 13651585. 



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