Chemistry:25C-NBF

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25C-NBF (2C-C-NBF, NBF-2C-C) is a derivative of the phenethylamine hallucinogen 2C-C, which acts as a highly potent partial agonist for the human 5-HT2A receptor.[1][2][3] It produces psychoplastogenic and rapid antidepressant-like effects in preclinical research.[3]

Society and culture

Sweden

The Riksdag added 25C-NBF to Narcotic Drugs Punishments Act under swedish schedule I ("substances, plant materials and fungi which normally do not have medical use") as of January 26, 2016, published by Medical Products Agency (MPA) in regulation HSLF-FS 2015:35 listed as 25C-NBF, and 2-(4-kloro-2,5-dimetoxifenyl)-N-(2-fluorobensyl)etanamin.[4]

United Kingdom

This substance is a Class A drug in the United Kingdom as a result of the N-benzylphenethylamine catch-all clause in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.[5]


See also

  • 25-NB (psychedelics)

References

  1. "Synthesis and structure-activity relationships of N-benzyl phenethylamines as 5-HT2A/2C agonists". ACS Chemical Neuroscience 5 (3): 243–9. March 2014. doi:10.1021/cn400216u. PMID 24397362. 
  2. Hansen M (2010-12-16). Design and Synthesis of Selective Serotonin Receptor Agonists for Positron Emission Tomography Imaging of the Brain (Ph.D. thesis). University of Copenhagen. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.33671.14245.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The psychedelic phenethylamine 25C-NBF, a selective 5-HT2A agonist, shows psychoplastogenic properties and rapid antidepressant effects in male rodents". Mol Psychiatry. November 2025. doi:10.1038/s41380-025-03341-1. PMID 41238841. 
  4. "Gemensamma författningssamlingen avseende hälso- och sjukvård, socialtjänst, läkemedel, folkhälsa m.m.". https://lakemedelsverket.se/upload/lvfs/HSLF-FS/HSLFS-FS_2015_35.pdf. 
  5. "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Ketamine etc.) (Amendment) Order 2014" (in en). http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1106/made.