N,N-Diformylmescaline
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| Other names | Diformylmescaline; N,N-Diformyl-3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine; N,N-Diformyl-3,4,5-TMPEA |
| Drug class | Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen |
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| Formula | C13H17NO5 |
| Molar mass | 267.281 g·mol−1 |
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N,N-Diformylmescaline, also known as N,N-diformyl-3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine, is a possible psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and scaline families related to mescaline.[1][2][3] It is the N,N-diformyl derivative of mescaline.[1][2][3] The compound has been found to be chemically unstable under acidic or basic conditions, breaking down into N-formylmescaline and then into mescaline.[1][2][3] Relatedly, it is thought that N,N-diformylmescaline may act as a prodrug of mescaline in vivo.[1][2][3] The chemical synthesis of the compound has been described.[2][3] It was encountered as a possible novel designer drug in 2020 and this was reported in 2022.[1][2][3] N,N-Diformylmescaline itself is not known to be naturally occurring, but N-formylmescaline is known to occur naturally in trace amounts in peyote.[2][3][4][5][6]
See also
- Substituted mescaline analogue
- N-Formylmescaline
- N-Acetylmescaline
- N-Methylmescaline
- Trichocereine (N,N-dimethylmescaline)
References
- ^ a b c d e Ponce JD (2024). "The use of prodrugs as drugs of abuse". WIREs Forensic Science. 6 (3) e1514. doi:10.1002/wfs2.1514. ISSN 2573-9468.
In January 2020, Australian authorities seized a powder suspected of being cocaine. After analysis by GC–MS, NMR and IR, the compound was identified as N,N-diformylmescaline. Under exposure to acid and basic conditions, the structure degraded to N-formylmescaline, a naturally occurring compound in Peyote, and further to mescaline (Gallagher et al., 2023).
- ^ a b c d e f g Gallagher R, McLaughlin MG, Blakey K, Wermuth UD, Boyd S, McGowan J (February 2023). "N,N-Diformylmescaline: A novel analogue of mescaline detected in Queensland". Drug Testing and Analysis. 15 (2): 204–212. doi:10.1002/dta.3390. hdl:10072/422047. PMID 36245421.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Мескалин 2FORM" [N,N-Diformylmescaline]. АИПСИН [ASPIN] (in Russian). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Elks J (2014). "Mescaline". The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer US. p. 774. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ Lundström J (1989). "β-Phenethylamines and ephedrines of plant origin.". In Brossi A (ed.). The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Pharmacology. Vol. 35. Academic Press. pp. 77-154 (111). ISBN 978-0-08-086559-1. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ "N-Formylmescaline". Trout’s Notes. Isomer Design.
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