Methyl-K
Encyclopedia
N-Methyl-1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (MBDP; Methyl-K), also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-α-propyl-N-methylphenethylamine, is a psychoactive drug
of the phenethylamine
chemical class which acts as an entactogen, psychedelic
, and stimulant
. It is the N-methyl analogue of 1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (BDP; K). Methyl-K was first synthesized
by Alexander Shulgin
("Sasha" Shulgin). In his book PiHKAL
("Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved"), the minimum dosage
is listed as 100 mg, and the duration
is unknown. Methyl-K produces few to no effect
s. Very little is known about the pharmacology
, pharmacokinetics, effect
s, and toxicity
of Methyl-K.
Psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where it affects brain function, resulting in changes in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, and behavior...
of the phenethylamine
Phenethylamine
Phenylethylamine or phenethylamine is a natural monoamine alkaloid, trace amine, and also the name of a class of chemicals with many members well known for psychoactive drug and stimulant effects. Studies suggest that phenylethylamine functions as a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in the...
chemical class which acts as an entactogen, psychedelic
Psychedelic drug
A psychedelic substance is a psychoactive drug whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception. Psychedelics are part of a wider class of psychoactive drugs known as hallucinogens, a class that also includes related substances such as dissociatives and deliriants...
, and stimulant
Stimulant
Stimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others...
. It is the N-methyl analogue of 1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (BDP; K). Methyl-K was first synthesized
Chemical synthesis
In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions...
by Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander "Sasha" Theodore Shulgin is an American pharmacologist, chemist, artist, and drug developer.Shulgin is credited with the popularization of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and...
("Sasha" Shulgin). In his book PiHKAL
PiHKAL
PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story is a book by Dr. Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin which was published in 1991. The subject of the work is psychoactive phenethylamine chemical derivatives, notably those that act as psychedelics and/or empathogen-entactogens...
("Phenethylamines i Have Known And Loved"), the minimum dosage
Dose (biochemistry)
A dose is a quantity of something that may impact an organism biologically; the greater the quantity, the larger the dose. In nutrition, the term is usually applied to how much of a specific nutrient is in a person's diet or in a particular food, meal, or dietary supplement...
is listed as 100 mg, and the duration
Half-life
Half-life, abbreviated t½, is the period of time it takes for the amount of a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half. The name was originally used to describe a characteristic of unstable atoms , but it may apply to any quantity which follows a set-rate decay.The original term, dating to...
is unknown. Methyl-K produces few to no effect
Therapeutic effect
A therapeutic effect is a consequence of a medical treatment of any kind, the results of which are judged to be desirable and beneficial. This is true whether the result was expected, unexpected, or even an unintended consequence of the treatment...
s. Very little is known about the pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
, pharmacokinetics, effect
Therapeutic effect
A therapeutic effect is a consequence of a medical treatment of any kind, the results of which are judged to be desirable and beneficial. This is true whether the result was expected, unexpected, or even an unintended consequence of the treatment...
s, and toxicity
Toxicity
Toxicity is the degree to which a substance can damage a living or non-living organisms. Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect on a substructure of the organism, such as a cell or an organ , such as the liver...
of Methyl-K.
See also
- PentylonePentyloneβ-Keto-Methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine is a stimulant compound developed in the 1960s, which has been reported as a novel designer drug, identified in some samples of powders sold as "NRG-1", along with varying blends of other substituted cathinone derivatives including flephedrone, MDPBP, MDPV and...
(bk-MBDP) - Ethylbenzodioxolylpentanamine (EBDP; Ethyl-K)
- Methylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (MBDB; Methyl-J)