Trifluoromescaline (TF-M) is a
derivative
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of the
phenethylamine
Phenethylamine (PEA) is an organic compound, natural monoamine alkaloid, and trace amine, which acts as a central nervous system stimulant in humans. In the brain, phenethylamine regulates monoamine neurotransmission by binding to trace am ...
hallucinogen
Hallucinogens are a large, diverse class of psychoactive drugs that can produce altered states of consciousness characterized by major alterations in thought, mood, and perception as well as other changes. Most hallucinogens can be categorize ...
mescaline
Mescaline or mescalin (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a naturally occurring psychedelic protoalkaloid of the substituted phenethylamine class, known for its hallucinogenic effects comparable to those of LSD and psilocybin.
Biological ...
, which has a
trifluoromethoxy group replacing the central
methoxy
In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula .
On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position a ...
group of mescaline. Synthesis of this compound was first reported by Daniel Trachsel in 2011, alongside many other related compounds.
Trifluoromescaline was found to be one of the most potent compounds in the series, with a reported dosage of 15-40 mg (and 60 mg being described as a "strong overdose"), and a slow onset of action and long duration of effects, lasting 14-24 hours or more.
See also
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2C-TFM
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2C-TFE
2C-TFE is a lesser-known Psychedelics, dissociatives and deliriants, psychedelic drug related to compounds such as 2C-E and 2C-TFM. It was first synthesised by Daniel Trachsel, and is reportedly a potent psychedelic with an active dose in the 5-15 ...
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2C-T-28
2C-T-28 is a lesser-known psychedelic drug related to compounds such as 2C-T-7 and 2C-T-21. It was named by Alexander Shulgin but was never made or tested by him, and was instead first synthesised by Daniel Trachsel some years later. It has a bin ...
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3C-DFE
3C-DFE is a lesser-known psychedelic drug, which is a fluorinated derivative of 3C-E. It was first synthesised by Daniel Trachsel in 2002, and has been reported as showing similar psychedelic activity to related compounds, with a dose range of ar ...
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4-TM
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Allylescaline
Allylescaline (4-allyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine) is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is closely related in structure to mescaline. Allylescaline was first synthesized by Otakar Leminger in 1972. The compound was later synthesized by Alex ...
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2-Bromomescaline
References
Psychedelic phenethylamines
Serotonin receptor agonists
Trifluoromethyl ethers
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