BOD (4-methyl-2,5,β-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a lesser-known
psychedelic drug
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of the
BOx
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group. It is the beta-
methoxy
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On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position a ...
analog
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Computing and electronics
* Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable
** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals
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of
2C-D
2C-D, also known as 2C-M or as 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylphenethylamine, is a psychedelic drug of the 2C family that is sometimes used as an entheogen. It was first synthesized in 1970 by a team from the Texas Research Institute of Mental Sciences, a ...
and was first synthesized by
Alexander Shulgin
Alexander Theodore "Sasha" Shulgin (June 17, 1925 – June 2, 2014) was an American biochemist, broad researcher of synthetic psychoactive compounds, and author of works regarding these, who independently explored the organic chemistry and ph ...
. In his book ''
PiHKAL
''PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story'' is a book by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin published in 1991. The subject of the work is Psychoactive drug, psychoactive phenethylamine Derivative (chemistry), chemical derivatives, notably those that act ...
'', the dosage range is listed as 15–25 mg with a duration of 8–16 hours. Its reported effects include mild open-eye and moderate closed-eye alterations in visual perception, enhancement of conversation and sense of humor, and unpleasant physical effects such as nausea and lethargy. Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of BOD.
Legality
United States
BOD is unscheduled in the United States, but purchase, sale, or possession for human consumption could be prosecuted under the
Federal Analogue Act
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.
United Kingdom
This substance is a Class A drug in the
Drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act
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.
See also
*
BOB
*
BOH
*
BOHD
BOHD (4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-beta-hydroxyphenethylamine) is a lesser-known drug of the BOx group. It is the beta- hydroxy derivative of 2C-D. BOHD was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book ''PiHKAL'', the minimum dosage is listed as ...
References
BOx (psychedelics)
Designer drugs
Methoxyphenethylamines
Psychedelic phenethylamines
Phenylethanolamine ethers
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