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Pharmaceutical compound
6-APDB
Ball-and-stick model of the 6-APDB molecule
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
By mouth
Drug classEmpathogen–entactogen; Stimulant
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
IUPAC name
  • 1-(2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-6-yl)propan-2-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEMBL
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H15NO
Molar mass177.247 g·mol
3D model (JSmol)
SMILES
  • O2c1cc(ccc1CC2)CC(N)C
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C11H15NO/c1-8(12)6-9-2-3-10-4-5-13-11(10)7-9/h2-3,7-8H,4-6,12H2,1H3
  • Key:VRNGXHJGMCJRSQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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6-(2-Aminopropyl)-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran (6-APDB, 4-Desoxy-MDA, EMA-3) is a stimulant and entactogen drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine classes. It is an analogue of MDA where the heterocyclic 4-position oxygen from the 3,4-methylenedioxy ring has been replaced with a methylene bridge. 5-APDB (3-Desoxy-MDA) is an analogue of 6-APDB where the 3-position oxygen has been replaced with a methylene instead. 6-APDB, along with 5-APDB, was first synthesized by David E. Nichols in the early 1990s while investigating non-neurotoxic MDMA analogues.

In animal studies, 6-APDB fully substitutes for MBDB and MMAI but not for amphetamine or LSD. In vitro, 6-APDB has been shown to inhibit the reuptake of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine with IC50 values of 322 nM, 1,997 nM, and 980 nM, respectively. These values are very similar to those of MDA, but with those for the catecholamines slightly lower in comparison, perhaps more similarly to MDMA. In contrast, 5-APDB is highly selective for serotonin. Though 6-APDB does not substitute for amphetamine in rats at the doses used in referenced study, based on its in vitro profile it can be suggested that it may have amphetamine-like effects at higher doses.

The unsaturated benzofuran derivative 6-APB, or 6-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran is also known, but the difference in pharmacological effects between 6-APB and 6-APDB is unclear.

6-APDB is a class B drug in the UK since June 10, 2013. It is banned by a blanket law on benzofurans and related compounds.

References

  1. ^ Monte AP, Marona-Lewicka D, Cozzi NV, Nichols DE (November 1993). "Synthesis and pharmacological examination of benzofuran, indan, and tetralin analogues of 3,4-(methylenedioxy)amphetamine". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36 (23): 3700–6. doi:10.1021/jm00075a027. PMID 8246240.
  2. UK Home Office (2014-03-05). "The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Ketamine etc.) (Amendment) Order 2014". UK Government. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
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