Ortetamine

Ortetamine (INN), also known as 2-methylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug of the amphetamine class. In animal drug discrimination tests it substituted for dextroamphetamine more closely than either 3- or 4-methylamphetamine, although with only around 1/10 the potency of dextroamphetamine itself.[1]

2-Methylamphetamine
Ball-and-stick model of the 2-methylamphetamine molecule
Clinical data
Other namesOrtetamine,
O-Tolylaminopropane
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • (±)-1-(2-methylphenyl)propan-2-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H15N
Molar mass149.237 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • NC(C)CC1=C(C)C=CC=C1

Sweden's public health agency classified 2-MA as a narcotic substance, on January 18, 2019.[2] Ortetamine is an isomer of Methamphetamine, therefore, a Schedule II Controlled Substance in the United States.

See also

References
  1. Higgs RA, Glennon RA (December 1990). "Stimulus properties of ring-methyl amphetamine analogs". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 37 (4): 835–7. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(90)90571-x. PMID 2093186. S2CID 40060139.
  2. "Sexton nya ämnen klassas som narkotika eller hälsofarlig vara" (in Swedish). Folkhälsomyndigheten. 18 January 2019.
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