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EDMA
Chemical name 3,4-ethylenedioxy-methamphetamine or
3,4-ethylenedioxy-N-methyl-alpha-methyl-1-ethane
Chemical formula C12H17NO2
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EDMA, or 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-propylamphetamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug and a substituted Amphetamine. EDMA was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PIHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved), the minimum dosage is listed as 200 mg, and the duration listed as 3-5 hours. EDMA produces hypnogogic imagery and empathogenic, non-psychedelic MDMA-like effects. It generally has a threshold, and no other effects. Shulgin gives it a ++ on the Shulgin Rating Scale. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of EDMA. IUPAC nomenclature is a system of naming chemical compounds and of describing the science of chemistry in general. ... A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. ... 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). ... 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 a methyl-group is a hydrophobic Alkyl functional group which is derived from methane (CH4). ... In organic chemistry, propyl is a three-carbon alkyl substituent with chemical formula -C3H7. ... Amphetamine (alpha-methyl-phenethylamine), is a stimulant that is now primarily used to treat narcolepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. ... The general group of pharmacological agents commonly known as hallucinogens can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants. ... 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. ... The term empathogen was coined in 1983 by Ralph Metzner to denote chemical agents inducing feelings of empathy. ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... ecstasy and religious ecstasy MDMA, most commonly known today by the street name ecstasy, is a synthetic entactogen of the phenethylamine family whose primary effect is to stimulate the brain to rapidly secrete large amounts of serotonin, causing a general sense of openness, empathy, energy, euphoria, and well-being. ... The Shulgin Rating Scale is used when describing the level of activity of a psychoactive compound at a given dossage. ...


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

  • EDMA Entry in PIHKAL

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