MDAI

MDAI
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 6,7-Dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[f] [1,3]benzodioxol-6-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H11NO2
Molar mass177.203 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1C(CC2=CC3=C(C=C21)OCO3)N
  • InChI=1S/C10H11NO2/c11-8-1-6-3-9-10(13-5-12-9)4-7(6)2-8/h3-4,8H,1-2,5,11H2 checkY
  • Key:FQDRMHHCWZAXJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY

MDAI (5,6-methylenedioxy-2-aminoindane) is a drug developed in the 1990s by a team led by David E. Nichols at Purdue University. It acts as a non-neurotoxic and highly selective serotonin releasing agent (SSRA) in vitro and produces entactogen effects in humans.

  1. ^ Anvisa (2023-07-24). "RDC Nº 804 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 804 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-07-25). Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.