Chemistry:4-Me-αMT

Short description: Drug belonging to the tryptamine class

4-Me-αMT

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	Uncontrolled (but may be covered under the Federal Analogue Act in the United States and under similar bills in other countries)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-methyl-2-(4-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)-ethylamine
CAS Number	3569-29-7 Y
PubChem CID	28806639
ChemSpider	25392939 Y
UNII	QY99ES7YWD
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H16N2
Molar mass	188.274 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(N)Cc2c1c([nH]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 Y Key:KEOYEGHPRBDSKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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4-Methyl-αMT (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.

See also

• 4-Methyl-αET
• α-Ethyltryptamine (αET)
• α-Methyltryptamine (αMT)