4-Acetoxy-MET (4-Acetoxy-''N''-

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-''N''-

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tryptamine), also known as metacetin or 4-AcO-MET, is a hallucinogenic tryptamine. It is the acetate ester of

4-HO-MET 4-HO-MET (4-hydroxy-''N''-methyl-''N''-ethyltryptamine, metocin, or methylcybin), is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is a structural− and functional analog of psilocin as well as the 4-hydroxyl analog of methylethyltryptamine (MET). 4-HO-M ...

, and a homologue of

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. It is a novel compound with very little history of human use. It is sometimes sold as a

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by online retailers. It is expected that the compound is quickly hydrolyzed into the free phenolic

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s, but human studies concerning the metabolic fate of this drug are lacking.

Legality

4-Acetoxy-MET is unscheduled in the United States. It may be considered an analogue of Psilocin, a Schedule I drug under the

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. As such, the sale for human consumption or the use for illicit non-medical purposes could be considered a crime under the Federal Analogue Act 4-Acetoxy-MET is a controlled substance in Switzerland under Verzeichnis E 4-Acetoxy-MET is a Class A drug in the UK because it is an ester of the drug 4-HO-MET, which is a Class A drug under the tryptamine catch-all clause

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acetoxy-MET, 4- Psychedelic tryptamines Designer drugs Acetate esters pl:4-Acetoksy-N,N-dietylotryptamina sv:4-acetoxy-DET