4-Acetoxy-DET

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IUPAC_name = 3-(2-Diethylamino-ethyl)-1H-indol-4-yl acetate

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C=16 | H=22 | N=2 | O=2
molecular_weight = 273.36 g/mol
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4-Acetoxy-DET (4-Acetoxy-"N","N"-diethyltryptamine), also known as ethacetin, ethylacybin or 4-AcO-DET is a hallucinogenic tryptamine. It was first synthesized in 1958 by Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz lab. [http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/4_acetoxy_det/4_acetoxy_det_primer.shtml Erowid 4-Acetoxy-DET Vaults : Primer] . Accessed on April 19, 2007.]

Within the body a percentage may be partially hydrolized into the free phenol 4-HO-DET. Human studies concerning the metabolic fate of this drug are lacking.

Dosage

4-Acetoxy-DET is orally active, and dosages of 10-25 mg are common. Effects last 4-6 hours."Tikhal: The Chemistry Continues" by Alexander and Ann Shulgin. [http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/tihkal/tihkal16.shtml #16. 4-HO-DET] . Accessed on April 19, 2007.] The free base is also active when smoked in a dose range of 5-20 mg. Smoking 4-acetoxy-DET greatly speeds up the onset; peak effects are experienced within 10 minutes, and are usually over within 1 hour.Specify|date=April 2007

Legality

4-Acetoxy-DET is unscheduled in the United States, but possession and sales of 4-Acetoxy-DET could be prosecuted under the Federal Analog Act because of its structural similarities to DET.

References

External links

* [http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/4_acetoxy_det/4_acetoxy_det.shtml Erowid 4-Acetoxy-DET vault]
*sv icon [http://www.fhi.se/upload/ar2005/ovrigt/4-AcO-DET.pdf Classification document by the Swedish Institute of Health regarding 4-Acetoxy-DET]