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3C-BZ

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1-propan-2-amine
Other names 4-Benzyloxy-3,5-methoxyamphetamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	147947-26-0
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEMBL	ChEMBL127871
ChemSpider	21106236
PubChem CID	44350160
UNII	FH79WY8EA2
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20658385
InChI InChI=1S/C18H23NO3/c1-13(19)9-15-10-16(20-2)18(17(11-15)21-3)22-12-14-7-5-4-6-8-14/h4-8,10-11,13H,9,12,19H2,1-3H3Key: IQKPLBJGFPDASR-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C18H23NO3/c1-13(19)9-15-10-16(20-2)18(17(11-15)21-3)22-12-14-7-5-4-6-8-14/h4-8,10-11,13H,9,12,19H2,1-3H3Key: IQKPLBJGFPDASR-UHFFFAOYAD
SMILES CC(N)Cc2cc(OC)c(OCc1ccccc1)c(c2)OC
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H23NO3
Molar mass	301.386 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references

3C-BZ (4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) is a lesser-known psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamine. 3C-BZ was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL, the dosage range is listed as 25–200 mg and the duration as 18–24 hours. According to anecdotal reports from the substance's entry in PiHKAL, 3C-BZ's effects can vary significantly, ranging from intensified emotions and strange dreams, to effects similar to those of LSD or TMA. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of 3C-BZ.

Synthesis

3C-BZ was originally synthesized by Alexander Shulgin starting from 5-methoxyeugenol (4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol) through a reaction with benzyl chloride to form the benzyloxy derivative of 5-methoxyeugenol. The obtained benzyl derivative was reacted with tetranitromethane to form 1--2-nitro-1-propene, from which 3C-BZ is obtained by reduction of the nitropropene with lithium aluminium hydride.

Another possible synthetic route would be the reaction of benzyl chloride with syringaldehyde to form 3,5-dimethoxy-4-benzyloxybenzaldehyde followed by condensation with nitroethane to form 1--2-nitro-1-propene. The obtained nitropropene can be reduced using lithium aluminium hydride, Red-Al, or an aluminium-mercury amalgam.

References

1. ^ Shulgin, Alexander; Shulgin, Ann (September 1991). PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story. Berkeley, California: Transform Press. ISBN 0-9630096-0-5. OCLC 25627628. 3C-BZ Entry in PiHKAL

• O-methylated phenols
• Psychedelic phenethylamines
• Substituted amphetamines