Dimemebfe

Dimemebfe
Clinical data
Other names5-MeO-BFE
Legal status
Legal status
  • DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only)
  • UK: Class A
  • US: Unscheduled and not FDA approved
Identifiers
  • 2-(5-Methoxy-1-benzofuran-3-yl)-N,N-dimethylethanamine
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H17NO2
Molar mass219.284 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CN(C)CCc1coc(c1c2)ccc2OC
  • InChI=1S/C13H17NO2/c1-14(2)7-6-10-9-16-13-5-4-11(15-3)8-12(10)13/h4-5,8-9H,6-7H2,1-3H3 ☒N
  • Key:WBPQJTBOQCCTFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
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Dimemebfe (5-MeO-BFE) is a recreational drug[1] and research chemical. It acts as an agonist for the 5-HT1A and 5-HT2 family of serotonin receptors. It is related in structure to the psychedelic tryptamine derivative 5-MeO-DMT, but with the indole nitrogen replaced by oxygen, making dimemebfe a benzofuran derivative. It is several times less potent as a serotonin agonist than 5-MeO-DMT and with relatively more activity at 5-HT1A, but still shows strongest effects at the 5-HT2 family of receptors.[2]

  1. ^ Casale JF, Hays PA. "The Characterization of 2-(5-Methoxy-1-benzofuran-3-yl)-N,N-dimethylethanamine (5-MeO-BFE) and Differentiation from its N-Ethyl Analog" (PDF). Microgram Journal. 9 (1): 39–45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  2. ^ Tomaszewski Z, Johnson MP, Huang X, Nichols DE (May 1992). "Benzofuran bioisosteres of hallucinogenic tryptamines". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 35 (11): 2061–4. doi:10.1021/jm00089a017. PMID 1534585.