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Lespedamine

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Lespedamine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
2-(1-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-N,N-dimethylethan-1-amine
Other names
1-Methoxy-DMT; 1-MeO-DMT; 1-Methoxydimethyltryptamine; 1-Methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C13H18N2O/c1-14(2)9-8-11-10-15(16-3)13-7-5-4-6-12(11)13/h4-7,10H,8-9H2,1-3H3
    Key: DXTZTYQDNUHCAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O(n2c1ccccc1c(c2)CCN(C)C)C
Properties
C13H18N2O
Molar mass 218.300 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Lespedamine, also known as 1-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (1-methoxy-DMT or 1-MeO-DMT), is an indole alkaloid and substituted tryptamine present in the plant Lespedeza bicolor.[1][2] The alkaloid bears a close structural resemblance to the psychedelic alkaloid dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and it was speculated by Alexander Shulgin in TiHKAL that it might be psychoactive.[3] No reports on lespedamine's biological activity are known to have been published.[3] Hamilton Morris asked entheogen ethnobotanist Jonathan Ott about lespedamine and its possible activity during an interview, but Ott was unfamiliar with it.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Somei M, Yamada F, Kurauchi T, et al. (January 2001). "The chemistry of indoles. CIII. Simple syntheses of serotonin, N-methylserotonin, bufotenine, 5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, bufobutanoic acid, N-(indol-3-yl)methyl-5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, and lespedamine based on 1-hydroxyindole chemistry". Chem. Pharm. Bull. 49 (1): 87–96. doi:10.1248/cpb.49.87. hdl:2297/43978. PMID 11201232.
  2. ^ Morimoto, Hiroshi; Oshio, Haruji (22 February 1965). "Über Alkaloide, V Inhaltsstoffe vonLespedeza bicolor var.japonica, I. über Lespedamin, ein neues Alkaloid". Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie. 682 (1): 212–218. doi:10.1002/jlac.19656820121.
  3. ^ a b Shulgin A (1997). Tihkal: The Continuation. Transform Press. #6. DMT. ISBN 978-0-9630096-9-2. Retrieved 17 August 2024. Several simple substitution derivatives of DMT are known. Those that are known to be psychedelic have their own recipes, of course, but the others will be summarized here. The 1-methyl homologue of DMT (1,N,N-trimethyltryptamine) can be prepared from DMT in KOH and DMSO, with CH3I. It forms a picrate salt which melts at 175–179 °C, and bioxalate, mp 174–176 °C. It is more toxic than DMT in rats, but has an identical serotonin binding capacity. The compound with a methoxy group substituent at the 1-position is called Lespedamine, 1-MeO-DMT. With an NO bond, this should be classified as a substituted hydroxylamine. I would love to know if anyone anywhere has ever tried smoking it. I suspect it might very well be active, but it is, to my knowledge, untried. I wonder why it deserves a trivial name, vis., Lespedamine? [...]
  4. ^ Hamilton Morris (1 September 2021). "PODCAST 28: A talk with Jonathan Ott". The Hamilton Morris Podcast (Podcast). Patreon. Retrieved 20 January 2025.