3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine

Description

3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine · CAS 54-04-6 · C11H17NO3. UNII RHO99102VC. Boiling Point: 180 °C at 12 mm Hg; Melting Point: 35-36 °C; LogP: log Kow = 0.78.

Identification

Computed Descriptors

Physical & Chemical Properties

Physical description & handling notes

• Crystals. ... Takes up CO2 from the air and forms crystalline carbonate
• Moderately soluble in water; soluble in chloroform, benzene. Practically insoluble in ether, petroleum ether.
• Soluble in ethanol; slightly soluble in lignin
• Needles, mp 181 °C. Soluble in water, alcohol /Hydrochloride/
• Prisms, mp 183-186 °C. Soluble in hot water, methanol; sparingly soluble in cold water, ethanol. /Sodium dihydrate/
• Crystals, mp 158 °C /Acid sulfate/

GHS Hazard Classification

Documented Uses

• Therapeutic use: Experimental psychotomimetic.
• Biochemical and medical research, hallucinogenic drug
• The legal use of peyote and mescaline in the United States today is limited to Indian tribes in the Native American Church who use the peyote as part of their religious ceremony.
• Psychotomimetic alkaloid isolated from peyote (mescal buttons), the flowering heads of Lophophora williamsii (Lemaire) Cout., Cactaceae
• This is a controlled substance (hallucinogen)
• Mescaline (Class: Other Substances, Added Date: 10-1998)

Synonyms

mescaline; Mescalin; 3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenethylamine; 54-04-6; Mezcaline; 2-(3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine; 3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzeneethanamine; 3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenylethylamine; Benzeneethanamine, 3,4,5-trimethoxy-; NSC-30419; RHO99102VC; CHEBI:28346; DTXSID80202303; RefChem:6005; DTXCID40124794; 200-190-7

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the CAS number and molecular formula of 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine?

CAS 54-04-6; molecular formula C11H17NO3; molecular weight — g/mol.

What other names is 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine known by?

mescaline, Mescalin, 3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenethylamine, 54-04-6, Mezcaline, 2-(3,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl)ethanamine.

Is 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine classified as hazardous?

Hazard statements reported: H302.

What are the key physical properties of 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine?

Boiling Point: 180 °C at 12 mm Hg; Melting Point: 35-36 °C; LogP: log Kow = 0.78; Dissociation Constants: pKa = 9.56.

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