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Encyclopedia > BOM (psychedelic)
BOM
Chemical name 3,4,5,beta-tetramethoxyphenethylamine or
2-(3,4,5,beta-tetramethoxyphenyl)ethanamine
Chemical formula C12H19NO4
Molecular mass 241.28 g/mol
SMILES COc1c(cc(cc1OC)C(CN)OC)OC

BOM, or 3,4,5,beta-tetramethoxyphenethylamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is the beta-methoxy analog of Mescaline. BOM was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PIHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved), the minimum dosage is listed as 200 mgs, and the duration unknown. BOM produces few to no effects. Very little data exists about its pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity. IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical compounds and of describing the science of chemistry in general. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The molecular mass (abbreviated MM) of a substance, formerly also called molecular weight and abbreviated as MW, is the mass of one molecule of that substance, relative to the unified atomic mass unit u (equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12). ... For other meanings of gram, see gram (disambiguation). ... The word mole when used alone, has several possible meanings in the English language: Mole (animal): a small burrowing mammal. ... The simplified molecular input line entry specification or SMILES is a specification for unambiguously describing the structure of chemical molecules using short ASCII strings. ... In chemistry, the methoxy prefix indicates the function group consisting of the methyl group and oxygen. ... Phenethylamine, or β-Phenylethylamine, is an alkaloid and monoamine. ... The general group of pharmacological agents commonly known as hallucinogens can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. ... In chemistry, the methoxy prefix indicates the function group consisting of the methyl group and oxygen. ... An analog is in chemistry a chemical closely related to another usually sharing the same nucleus. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alexander and Ann Shulgin, in a photo from their book TiHKAL, c. ... PiHKAL is a 1991 book by Dr. Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about psychedelic phenethylamines. ...


See also

Phenethylamine, or β-Phenylethylamine, is an alkaloid and monoamine. ... The general group of pharmacological agents commonly known as hallucinogens can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. ...

External links

  • BOM Entry in PIHKAL

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