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4-methylamphetamine
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-aminopropane, 1-(p-Tolyl)-2-aminopropane, alpha,4-Dimethylphenethylamine, alpha,4-Dimethylbenzeneethanamine
4-Methylamphetamine (4-MA) or para-methylamphetamine, also known by the former proposed brand name Aptrol, is a stimulant and anorectic drug of the amphetamine family. It is structurally related to mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H15N
- Molecular weight
- 149.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-2-amine
- SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C)N
- InChIKey
- ZDHZDWSHLNBTEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 26 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 149.12
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- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₅N
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(C)N
- found in taxon
- Thymus quinquecostatus
- Commons category
- 4-Methylamphetamine
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4-Methylamphetamine (4-MA) or para-methylamphetamine, also known by the former proposed brand name Aptrol, is a stimulant and anorectic drug of the amphetamine family. It is structurally related to mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone).
== Pharmacology == ===Pharmacodynamics=== In vitro, 4-methylamphetamine acts as a potent and well-balanced serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine releasing agent (SNDRA) with values of 53.4nM, 22.2nM, and 44.1nM at the serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine transporters, respectively. Receptor interaction data for 4-methylamphetamine have also been reported.
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