THC Science

5-MeO-EPT
Legal status
Legal status	DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only); UK: Class A; Illegal in Singapore and Japan;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name N-ethyl-N-[2-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]propan-1-amine;
CAS Number	850032-67-6;
PubChem CID	74405226;
ChemSpider	52083392;
UNII	138I4B27P7;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H24N2O
Molar mass	260.381 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCCN(CC)CCC1=CNC2=C1C=C(C=C2)OC;
	InChI InChI=1S/C16H24N2O/c1-4-9-18(5-2)10-8-13-12-17-16-7-6-14(19-3)11-15(13)16/h6-7,11-12,17H,4-5,8-10H2,1-3H3; Key:OQHFIOKNGNJPPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

5-MeO-EPT is a psychedelic tryptamine derivative which has been sold as a designer drug.^[1]^[2]

Legality[edit]

5-MeO-EPT is illegal in Singapore^[3] and Japan,^[4] as well as falling within the scope of drug analogue laws in a number of other jurisdictions.

^ Uchiyama N, Miyazawa N, Kawamura M, Kikura-Hanajiri R, Goda Y (February 2010). "[Analysis of newly distributed designer drugs detected in the products purchased in fiscal year 2008]". Yakugaku Zasshi: Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (in Japanese). 130 (2): 263–70. doi:10.1248/yakushi.130.263. PMID 20118651.
^ Namera A, Nakamoto A, Saito T, Nagao M (January 2011). "Colorimetric detection and chromatographic analyses of designer drugs in biological materials: a comprehensive review". Forensic Toxicology. 29 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1007/s11419-010-0107-9. S2CID 27985415.
^ "Misuse of Drugs Act - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg.
^ "指定薬物名称・構造式一覧（平成27年9月16日現在）" (PDF) (in Japanese). 厚生労働省. 16 September 2015.