''N''-Methyl-1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (MBDP; Methyl-K, UWA-091), also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-α-propyl-''N''-methylphenethylamine, is a

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of the phenethylamine

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. It is the ''N''- methyl analogue of 1,3- benzodioxolylpentanamine (BDP; K). Methyl-K was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin ("Sasha" Shulgin). In his book PiHKAL ("Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved"), the minimum dosage is listed as 100 mg, and the

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is unknown. Very little is known about the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics,

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s, and

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of Methyl-K.

Legality

United Kingdom

This substance is a Class A drug in the

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References

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Legality

United Kingdom

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