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Also known as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenethylamine, 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-beta-phenethylamine, 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methyl-β-phenethylamine, 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, 2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)ethan-1-amine

2C-D, also known as 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and 2C families. It has an unusually wide and gradual dose range and at low doses produces claimed cognitive enhancer-like effects, mild stimulant effects, and mild perceptual effects, whereas at high doses, it produces robust psychedelic effects. The drug is taken orally.

Key facts

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Drug.verifiedrevid
477216133
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2C-D 2DACS.svg
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200px
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Drug.routes_of_administration
Oral
Drug.class
Serotonin 5-HT2 receptor agonist; Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist; Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen; Stimulant; Cognitive enhancer
Drug.legal_BR
F2
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Schedule III
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Anlage I
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Schedule I
Drug.onset
20–30 minutes
Drug.duration_of_action
4–6 hours
Drug.CAS_number
24333-19-5

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2C-D, also known as 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and 2C families. It has an unusually wide and gradual dose range and at low doses produces claimed cognitive enhancer-like effects, mild stimulant effects, and mild perceptual effects, whereas at high doses, it produces robust psychedelic effects. The drug is taken orally.

It acts as an agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2 receptors, including of the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor. The drug is structurally related to other psychedelic and related phenethylamines such as its higher homologues DOM and Ariadne (4C-D) and other 2C psychedelics like 2C-B and 2C-E.

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