ORTHO-MDA, also known as 2,3-methylenedioxyamphetamine (2,3-MDA), is an
amphetamine
Amphetamine (contracted from Alpha and beta carbon, alpha-methylphenethylamine, methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, an ...
derivative
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which is mentioned in
PIHKAL
''PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'' is a book by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin published in 1991. The subject of the work is Psychoactive drug, psychoactive phenethylamine Derivative (chemistry), chemical derivatives, notably those that act ...
as a fairly
potent and long-lasting
stimulant
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drug
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, but with little or none of the
entactogenic effects associated with its better-known
structural isomer
In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a compound is a compound that contains the same number and type of atoms, but with a different connectivity (i.e. arrangement of bonds) between them. The ...
MDA.
MDA entry in PiHKAL on Erowid
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See also
* 2,3-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
ORTHO-MDMA, also known as 2,3-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (2,3-MDMA), is a positional isomer of the recreational drug 3,4-MDMA (commonly known as Ecstasy or Molly). It is a monoamine transporter (MAT) substrate and inhibitor similarly to 3,4- ...
(2,3-MDMA)
* 1-Naphthylmethcathinone (AMAPN)
* Methoxymethylenedioxyamphetamine (MMDA)
* Dimethoxymethylenedioxyamphetamine (DMMDA)
References
External links
MDA entry in PiHKAL
MDA entry in PiHKAL • info
{{Phenethylamines
Monoamine releasing agents
Methylenedioxyphenethylamines
Substituted amphetamines