3,4,5-Trimethylphenethylamine

3,4,5-Trimethylphenethylamine (also known as TMePEA and 3,4,5-tris-desoxymescaline) is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine family.^[1] It is the analogue of mescaline (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) in which all three methoxy groups on the phenyl ring have been replaced with methyl groups.^[1] The behavioral effects of TMePEA in cats have been studied.^[1][2][3] In contrast to mescaline, TMePEA and other analogues have rage-inducing effects in cats.^[2] The human psychoactivity of TMePEA is unknown.^[1] The compound was described in Alexander Shulgin's The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds (2011).^[1]

3,4,5-Trimethylphenethylamine

Clinical data
Other names	TMePEA; 3,4,5-tris-Desoxymescaline; 2-(3,4,5-Trimethylphenyl)ethanamine
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(3,4,5-trimethylphenyl)ethanamine
CAS Number	76935-66-5
PubChem CID	58568395
ChemSpider	60758650
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401302819
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H17N
Molar mass	163.264 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC1=CC(=CC(=C1C)C)CCN
InChI InChI=1S/C11H17N/c1-8-6-11(4-5-12)7-9(2)10(8)3/h6-7H,4-5,12H2,1-3H3 Key:KAUIOBNOAIVCQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

See also

• Substituted mescaline analogue