Methylpropyltryptamine

Methylpropyltryptamine (MPT), also known as N-methyl-N-propyltryptamine, is a psychedelic drug of the tryptamine family. It is a homologue of methylethyltryptamine (MET).^[1]

Methylpropyltryptamine

Clinical data
Other names	MPT; N-Methyl-N-propyltryptamine
Drug class	Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
ATC code	None
Identifiers
IUPAC name N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]-N-methylpropan-1-amine
CAS Number	850032-72-3 Y
PubChem CID	74405270
ChemSpider	96351249
UNII	CWD3LY2N3Z
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H20N2
Molar mass	216.328 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCCN(C)CCC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2
InChI InChI=1S/C14H20N2/c1-3-9-16(2)10-8-12-11-15-14-7-5-4-6-13(12)14/h4-7,11,15H,3,8-10H2,1-2H3 Key:SZUNESAKJQIJAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Use and effects

In his book TiHKAL (Tryptamines I Have Known and Loved), Alexander Shulgin described MPT's effects as being unknown and its dose as being greater than 50 mg orally.^[1]

Interactions

See also: Psychedelic drug § Interactions, and Trip killer § Serotonergic psychedelic antidotes

Chemistry

Detection

An analytical method for MPT's detection has been reported.^[2]

Crystal structure

In 2019, Chadeayne et al. published the crystal structure of MPT.^[3] The authors describe the structure as "...a single molecule in the asymmetric unit, with an indole group that demonstrates a mean deviation from planarity of 0.015 A°."

Analogues

Analogues of MPT include 4-HO-MPT, 5-MeO-MPT, methylethyltryptamine (MET), ethylpropyltryptamine (EPT), ethylisopropyltryptamine (EiPT), and dipropyltryptamine (DPT), among others.^[1]

See also

• Substituted tryptamine