6002. 5-Methoxytryptamine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 608-07-1
5-Methoxy-1H-indole-3-ethanamine; 3-(2-aminoethyl)-5-methoxyindole; meksamin; mexamine.
C11H14N2O; mol wt 190.24.
C 69.45%, H 7.42%, N 14.73%, O 8.41%.

Description and references

Prepn: Supniewski et al., C.A. 55, 15458 (1961). Proposed as potentiator for hypnotics, sedatives. Claimed to be more active than serotonin: Mashkovsky, Arutyunyan, Farmakol. Toksikol. 26 (no. 1), 10 (1963).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from ethanol, mp 121-122°.

Derivative

Hydrochloride.
C11H14N2O.HCl; mol wt 226.70.
C 58.28%, H 6.67%, N 12.36%, O 7.06%, Cl 15.64%.

Properties

Crystals, dec 248°.