Methyl-DOB
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Methyl-DOB, or 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy
-N-methylamphetamine
, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug
. It is similar in structure to DOB
. Methyl-DOB was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin
. In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved)
, the minimum dosage is listed as 8 mg, and the effects onset begin after 3 hours and last up to 36 hours. Methyl-DOB produces many physical effects, such as mydriasis
and muscle
tenseness, but few psychoactive effects. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of Methyl-DOB.
Methoxy
In chemistry , methoxy refers to the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula O–CH3.The word is used in organic nomenclature usually to describe an ether...
-N-methylamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug
Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants
This general group of pharmacological agents can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. These classes of psychoactive drugs have in common that they can cause subjective changes in perception, thought, emotion and consciousness...
. It is similar in structure to DOB
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine
DOB, also known as Brolamfetamine and Bromo-DMA, is a psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and a substituted amphetamine of the phenethylamine class of compounds, which can be used as an entheogen. DOB was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin in 1967...
. Methyl-DOB was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander "Sasha" Theodore Shulgin is an American pharmacologist, chemist, artist, and drug developer.Shulgin is credited with the popularization of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and...
. In his book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved)
PiHKAL
PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story is a book by Dr. Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin which was published in 1991. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics and/or empathogen-entactogens...
, the minimum dosage is listed as 8 mg, and the effects onset begin after 3 hours and last up to 36 hours. Methyl-DOB produces many physical effects, such as mydriasis
Mydriasis
Mydriasis is a dilation of the pupil due to disease, trauma or the use of drugs. Normally, the pupil dilates in the dark and constricts in the light to respectively improve vividity at night and to protect the retina from sunlight damage during the day...
and muscle
Muscle
Muscle is a contractile tissue of animals and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. Muscle cells contain contractile filaments that move past each other and change the size of the cell. They are classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscles. Their function is to...
tenseness, but few psychoactive effects. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of Methyl-DOB.