Methoxetamine

Not to be confused with methoxamine.

Methoxetamine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)2-(3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(ethylamino)cyclohexanone
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	1239943-76-0 Y
ATC code	None
ChemSpider	24721792 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C15H21NO2
Mol. mass	247.33 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C15H21NO2/c1-3-16-15(10-5-4-9-14(15)17)12-7-6-8-13(11-12)18-2/h6-8,11,16H,3-5,9-10H2,1-2H3 Y Key:LPKTWLVEGBNOOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Methoxetamine (MXE) or 3-MeO-2-Oxo-PCE is a chemical of the arylcyclohexylamine class which has been sold as a designer drug.^[1] It is a derivative of ketamine that also contains structural features of eticyclidine and 3-MeO-PCP. Methoxetamine is thought to behave as a NMDA receptor antagonist and dopamine reuptake inhibitor, though it has not been formally profiled pharmacologically.^[2] Methoxetamine differs from many other dissociative anesthetics of the arylcyclohexylamine class in that it was designed for grey-market distribution.^[3] Methoxetamine is a product of rational drug design: its N-ethyl group was chosen to increase potency, lessening the risk of interstitial cystitis that can result from the accumulation of ketamine-like metabolites in the urinary bladder.^[3][4]

See also

• Dissociatives
• Ketamine
• Phencyclidine
• Methoxydine

References

1. ^ EMCDDA Annual Report 2010
2. ^ Ward, J.; Rhyee, S.; Plansky, J. (2011). "Methoxetamine: A novel ketamine analog and growing health-care concern". Clinical Toxicology: 1. doi:10.3109/15563650.2011.617310.  edit
3. ^ ^{a b} [1], Morris, H. (11 February 2011). "Interview with a ketamine chemist: or to be more precise, an arylcyclohexylamine chemist". Vice Magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
4. ^ "4-Amino-4-arylcyclohexanones and Their Derivatives, a Novel Class of Analgesics. 1. Modification of the Aryl Ring." Daniel Lednicer, Philip F. VonVoigtlander and D. Edward Emmert. The Upjohn Company, Research Laboratories, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001. Received August 7, 1979. J. Med. Chem 1980, 23, p424-430

External links

Erowid.org – Methoxetamine Information