Chemistry:5-EAPB

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5-EAPB
5-EAPB Structure.svg
Ball-and-stick model of 5-EAPB molecule
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FormulaC13H17NO
Molar mass203.28 g/mol (freebase) 239.78 g/mol (hydrochloride) g·mol−1
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5-EAPB (1-(benzofuran-5-yl)-N-ethylpropan-2-amine) is a potentially entactogenic amphetamine which is structurally related to 5-MAPB and 5-APB. It might be predicted to show similar effects to these drugs in humans, but the pharmacology of 5-EAPB remains unstudied as of 2020.

5-EAPB is similar in structure to compounds such as 5-APB which are claimed to be agonists of the 5-HT2C receptor[1] as well as a triple monoamine reuptake inhibitor, however 5-EAPB is not listed as an example in this patent, and it is not yet established to what extent the activity of 5-EAPB resembles that of 5-APB.

Legality

In the UK, all benzofurans are considered Class B drugs[2] and are therefore illegal.

5-EAPB is listed in the Fifth Schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) and therefore illegal in Singapore as of May 2015.[3]

Adverse reactions and deaths

Three people in their 30s were hospitalised after each taking approximately 500 mg of 5-EAPB, one of whom later died in hospital, whilst attending Brownstock music festival in Essex, UK on August 31, 2013.[4]

References

  1. Briner K, Burkhart P, Burkholder P, Fisher MJ, Gritton WH, Kohlman DT, Liang SX, Miller SC, Mullaney JT, Xu YX, "Aminoalkylbenzofurans as serotonin (5-HT(2c)) agonists", US patent 7045545, published 2000-01-19, issued 2006-16-03
  2. "Ban on NBOMe and benzofurans comes into force". Gov.uk. 10 June 2014. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/ban-on-nbome-and-benzofurans-comes-into-force. 
  3. "CNB NEWS RELEASE". Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). 30 April 2015. http://www.cnb.gov.sg/Libraries/CNB_Newsroom_Files/CNB_NR_-_30_Apr_2015.sflb.ashx. 
  4. "Festivalgoer's death prompts drug warning.". The Guardian. 1 September 2013. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brownstock-music-festival-goer-dies-after-2244077.