| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
|---|---|
| 1-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-2-amine | |
| Clinical data | |
| Pregnancy cat. | ? |
| Legal status | ? |
| Identifiers | |
| CAS number | 4806-87-5 |
| ATC code | None |
| PubChem | CID 17535 |
| ChemSpider | 16580 |
| ChEMBL | CHEMBL48888 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C9H11Cl2N |
| Mol. mass | 204.096 g/mol |
| SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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3,4-Dichloroamphetamine (DCA), is an amphetamine derived drug invented by Eli Lilly in the 1960s, which has a number of pharmacological actions. It acts as a highly potent and selective serotonin releasing agent (SSRA) and binds to the serotonin transporter with high affinity,[1][2][3][4] but also acts as a selective serotonergic neurotoxin in a similar manner to the related para-chloroamphetamine, though with slightly lower potency.[5] It is also a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI),[6] as well as a very potent inhibitor of the enzyme phenylethanolamine N-methyl transferase which normally functions to transform noradrenaline into adrenaline in the body.[7][8][9]
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