4,5-MDO-DMT, or 4,5-methylenedioxy-''N'',''N''-dimethyltryptamine, is a lesser-known

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. It is the 4,5-

methylenedioxy Methylenedioxy is the term used in the field of chemistry, particularly in organic chemistry, for a functional group with the structural formula R-O-CH2-O-R' which is connected to the rest of a molecule by two chemical bonds. The methylenedioxy gr ...

analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

DMT ''N'',''N''-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT or ''N'',''N''-DMT, SPL026) is a substituted tryptamine that occurs in many plants and animals, including human beings, and which is both a derivative and a structural analog of tryptamine. It is used as a ...

. 4,5-MDO-DMT was first synthesized by

Alexander Shulgin Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American medicinal chemist, biochemist, organic chemist, pharmacologist, psychopharmacologist, and author. He is credited with introducing 3,4-methylenedioxymethamph ...

, though in his book ''

TiHKAL ''TIHKAL: The Continuation'' is a 1997 book written by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. A sequel to '' PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'', ''TIHKAL'' is an acronym that stands for "Tryp ...

'' it was not tested to determine its

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effects. 4,5-MDO-DMT has been the subject of limited subsequent testing; with behavioral disruption studies performed in male rats indicating that its

hallucinogenic Hallucinogens are a large, diverse class of psychoactive drugs that can produce altered states of consciousness characterized by major alterations in thought, mood, and perception as well as other changes. Most hallucinogens can be categorize ...

potency is less than that of

4,5-MDO-DiPT 4,5-MDO-DiPT, or 4,5-methylenedioxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is the 4,5- methylenedioxy analog of DiPT. 4,5-MDO-DiPT was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book ''TiHKAL'' (''Tryptamines I Hav ...

but greater than that of 5,6-MDO-DiPT.

References

External links

4,5-MDO-DMT Entry in ''TIHKAL''

4,5-MDO-DMT Entry in TiHKAL • info
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