9-Aminomethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene

AMDA (9-Aminomethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene) is a tricyclic compound and cyclized phenethylamine which acts as a potent and selective antagonist for the 5-HT_2A receptor.^[1][2] It has been used to help study the shape of the 5-HT_2A protein,^[3] and develop a large family of related derivatives with even higher potency and selectivity.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}

9-Aminomethyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene

Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(9,10-Dihydroanthracen-9-yl)methanamine
CAS Number	22136-76-1 N
PubChem CID	10398175
ChemSpider	8573613 Y
UNII	JG5GX32FDE
ChEMBL	ChEMBL47482 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80439253
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C15H15N
Molar mass	209.292 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES c3cccc1c3Cc2ccccc2C1CN
InChI InChI=1S/C15H15N/c16-10-15-13-7-3-1-5-11(13)9-12-6-2-4-8-14(12)15/h1-8,15H,9-10,16H2 Y Key:GEICAQNIOJFRQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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See also

• Cyclized phenethylamine