Para-Methoxy-N-ethylamphetamine

para-Methoxyethylamphetamine (PMEA), is a stimulant drug related to PMA. PMEA reputedly produces similar effects to PMA, but is considerably less potent^[1] and seems to have slightly less tendency to produce severe hyperthermia, at least at low doses. At higher doses however the side effects and danger of death approach those of PMA itself, and PMEA should still be considered a potentially dangerous drug. Investigation of a drug-related death in Japan in 2005 showed PMEA to be present in the body and was thought to be responsible for the death.^[2]

para-Methoxyethylamphetamine

Legal status
Legal status	DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible) UK: Class A
Identifiers
IUPAC name N-ethyl-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-amine
CAS Number	14367-46-5 Y 93963-24-7 (hydrochloride)
PubChem CID	85725
ChemSpider	77316
UNII	CA3JZQ6AZC
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00931981
ECHA InfoCard	100.034.839
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H19NO
Molar mass	193.290 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O(c1ccc(cc1)CC(NCC)C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C12H19NO/c1-4-13-10(2)9-11-5-7-12(14-3)8-6-11/h5-8,10,13H,4,9H2,1-3H3 Key:USBWBBAUWVUJLA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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See also

• 3-Fluoroethamphetamine
• 3,4-Methylenedioxyethamphetamine
• Fenfluramine

References

1. Bustamante D, Díaz-Véliz G, Paeile C, Zapata-Torres G, Cassels BK (October 2004). "Analgesic and behavioral effects of amphetamine enantiomers, p-methoxyamphetamine and n-alkyl-p-methoxyamphetamine derivatives". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 79 (2): 199–212. doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2004.06.017. PMID 15501295. S2CID 594578.
2. Zaitsu K, Katagi M, Kamata T, Kamata H, Shima N, Tsuchihashi H, et al. (May 2008). "Determination of a newly encountered designer drug "p-methoxyethylamphetamine" and its metabolites in human urine and blood". Forensic Science International. 177 (1): 77–84. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.11.001. PMID 18155375.