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DESOXY
Chemical name3,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenethylamine or
2-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenyl)ethanamine
Chemical formulaC11H17NO2
Molecular mass195.26 g/mol
Melting pointSee mescaline
CAS numbersSee mescaline
SMILESCc1c(cc(cc1OC)CCN)OC
Chemical structure of DESOXY

4-desoxymescaline, or DESOXY, is a psychedelic phenethylamine and analogue with four times the potency of mescaline. Discovered by Alexander Shulgin and published in PiHKAL, Phenethylamines i Have Known and Loved.

Synonyms

4-methyl-3,5-dimethoxy-PEA

Legality

(US) In 1970 the Controlled Substances Act placed mescaline into schedule I. It is similarly controlled in other nations. 4-desoxymescaline could be considered an analogue of mescaline, under the Federal Analogue Act, making it illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, or distribute without a DEA license.

Psychoactivity

Chemical structure of mescaline

Dosage

40-120 mg lasting 6-8 hours.

Toxicity

Four times potency as mescaline

Effects

See empathogen-entactogen

See also

References

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