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Also known as 4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine, 3,5-dimethoxy-4-benzyloxyamphetamine, 1-[4-(benzyloxy)-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl]propan-2-amine, 3,5-dimethoxy-alpha-methyl-4-(phenylmethoxy)benzeneethanamine, 3,5-dimethoxy-α-methyl-4-(phenylmethoxy)benzeneethanamine

3C-BZ, also known as 4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine or as α-methylbenzscaline (3C-benzscaline), is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and 3C families related to 3,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA). It is the amphetamine (3C) analogue of benzscaline. The drug was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin and described in his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved).

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301.16779359599997
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canonical SMILES
CC(N)Cc2cc(OC)c(OCc1ccccc1)c(c2)OC
chemical formula
C₁₈H₂₃NO₃
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3C-BZ
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3C-BZ, also known as 4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine or as α-methylbenzscaline (3C-benzscaline), is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and 3C families related to 3,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA). It is the amphetamine (3C) analogue of benzscaline. The drug was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin and described in his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved).

==Use and effects== In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved), Alexander Shulgin lists the dose range is listed as 25 to 200mg and the duration as 18 to 24hours. The effects of 3C-BZ have been reported to vary significantly, ranging from intensified emotions and strange dreams, to effects similar to those of other psychedelics like LSD or TMA.

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