N-t-BOC-MDMA

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N-t-BOC-MDMA
Identifiers
  • tert-Butyl N-[1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-yl]-N-methylcarbamate
JSmol)
  • CC(CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2)N(C)C(=O)OC(C)(C)C
  • InChI=1S/C16H23NO4/c1-11(17(5)15(18)21-16(2,3)4)8-12-6-7-13-14(9-12)20-10-19-13/h6-7,9,11H,8,10H2,1-5H3
  • Key:AXMVJRRNQRXHMX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

N-t-BOC-MDMA is a chemical compound which can be both a synthetic precursor to, or a

empathogenic drug MDMA. It was first identified in Australia in 2015 as a seizure by customs, and has subsequently been found in China, the Netherlands and other European countries. Originally it was thought to be intended as a non-illegal form of MDMA which could be easily converted into the prohibited final product after importation, however one seizure by police found N-t-BOC-MDMA in the process of being pressed into pills, and experiments with simulated gastric fluid confirmed that it can be broken down to MDMA by human stomach acid. Similar N-protected compounds such as N-t-BOC-methamphetamine, N-p-tosyl-methamphetamine, N-t-BOC-ketamine, N-t-BOC-norketamine, and N-methoxycarbonyl-MDA have also been encountered by law enforcement.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Chemical structures of N-t-BOC-methamphetamine, N-p-tosyl-methamphetamine, N-t-BOC-ketamine, and N-methoxycarbonyl-MDA

Legal status

N-t-BOC-MDMA has been specifically listed as an illicit drug in Singapore and South Korea,[8][9] but is also likely to be controlled by general drug analogue laws in various other countries.

See also

References

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  3. S2CID 80559699
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  6. ^ European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2019). "Drug precursor developments in the European Union" (PDF). EMCDDA Papers. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
  7. ^ "Prosecutors Detail 500 Kilogram Ketamine Precursor Raid". ICRT.com. 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Singapore Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020".
  9. ^ "Han-soo L. Ministry lists 10 substances on temporary narcotics list". Korea Biomedical Review. 11 May 2018.
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