Chemistry:5-MAPDB

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Short description: Chemical compound
5-MAPDB
5-MAPDB structure.png
Legal status
Legal status
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H17NO
Molar mass191.27 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

5-MAPDB (1-(2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl)-N-methylpropan-2-amine) is a chemical compound which acts as an entactogenic drug. It is structurally related to drugs like 5-APDB and 5-MAPB, which have similar effects to MDMA and have been used as recreational drugs. 5-MAPDB has been studied to determine its pharmacological activity, and was found to be a relatively selective serotonin releaser, though with weaker actions as a releaser of other monoamines and 5-HT2 receptor family agonist,[1] similar to older compounds such as 5-APDB.[2]

Legality

5-MAPDB was banned in the UK in June 2013 as a temporary class drug along with 9 other related compounds, despite having never been sold as a street drug itself. This was due to concerns that it would have similar effects to drugs such as 5-APB that had been widely sold already, and 5-MAPDB might therefore be likely to become used recreationally also, if it were not banned preemptively.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Pharmacological profile of novel psychoactive benzofurans". British Journal of Pharmacology 172 (13): 3412–25. July 2015. doi:10.1111/bph.13128. PMID 25765500. 
  2. "Synthesis and pharmacological examination of benzofuran, indan, and tetralin analogues of 3,4-(methylenedioxy)amphetamine". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 36 (23): 3700–6. November 1993. doi:10.1021/jm00075a027. PMID 8246240. 
  3. "Temporary class drug order report on 5-6APB and NBOMe compounds". UK Home Office. 4 Jun 2013. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-class-drug-order-report-on-benzofury-and-nbome-compounds.