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==Chemistry== | ==Chemistry== | ||
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4-AcO-MET or 4-Acetoxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine is a synthetic indole alkaloid molecule of the [[tryptamine]] class. Tryptamines share a core structure comprised of a bicyclic indole heterocycle attached at R<sub>3</sub> to an amino group via an ethyl side chain. 4-AcO-MET is substituted at R<sub>4</sub> of its indole heterocycle with an acetoxy (AcO) functional group CH<sub>3</sub>COO−. It also contains a methyl group and an ethyl chain bound to the terminal amine R<sub>N</sub> of its tryptamine backbone (MET). 4-AcO-MET is an acetate ester analog of [[4-HO-MET]] and the N-substituted ethyl homolog of [[4-AcO-DMT]]. | 4-AcO-MET or 4-Acetoxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine is a synthetic indole alkaloid molecule of the [[tryptamine]] class. Tryptamines share a core structure comprised of a bicyclic indole heterocycle attached at R<sub>3</sub> to an amino group via an ethyl side chain. 4-AcO-MET is substituted at R<sub>4</sub> of its indole heterocycle with an acetoxy (AcO) functional group CH<sub>3</sub>COO−. It also contains a methyl group and an ethyl chain bound to the terminal amine R<sub>N</sub> of its tryptamine backbone (MET). 4-AcO-MET is an acetate ester analog of [[4-HO-MET]] and the N-substituted ethyl homolog of [[4-AcO-DMT]]. | ||
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==Legal status== | ==Legal status== | ||
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*'''Germany:''' 4-AcO-ME is not a controlled substance under the BtMG.<ref>https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/btmg_1981/anlage_i.html</ref> It is legal, as long as it is not sold for human consumption, according to §2 AMG.<ref>https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/amg_1976/__2.html</ref> | |||
*'''United Kingdom:''' 4-AcO-MET is a Class A drug in the UK as it is an ester of the drug [[4-HO-MET]]<ref>Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Legislation.gov.uk) | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/3</ref>, which is a Class A drug as a result of the tryptamine catch-all clause.<ref>Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Legislation.gov.uk) |http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedule/2/part/I#reference-M_F_c7632653-ddad-4420-f307-e3da1e36d30e</ref> | *'''United Kingdom:''' 4-AcO-MET is a Class A drug in the UK as it is an ester of the drug [[4-HO-MET]]<ref>Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Legislation.gov.uk) | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedule/2/part/I/paragraph/3</ref>, which is a Class A drug as a result of the tryptamine catch-all clause.<ref>Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Legislation.gov.uk) |http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedule/2/part/I#reference-M_F_c7632653-ddad-4420-f307-e3da1e36d30e</ref> | ||
*'''United States:''' 4-AcO-MET is unscheduled in the United States. It may be considered an analogue of [[psilocin]] (''4-HO-DMT'') which is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As such, the sale for human consumption or the use for illicit non-medical or industrial intents and purposes could be prosecuted as crimes under the Federal Analogue Act.{{citation needed}} | *'''United States:''' 4-AcO-MET is unscheduled in the United States. It may be considered an analogue of [[psilocin]] (''4-HO-DMT'') which is a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act. As such, the sale for human consumption or the use for illicit non-medical or industrial intents and purposes could be prosecuted as crimes under the Federal Analogue Act.{{citation needed}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Tryptamine]] | [[Category:Tryptamine]] | ||
[[Category:Psychedelic]] | [[Category:Psychedelic]] | ||