2-Methylphenethylamine

2-Methylphenethylamine
Names

IUPAC name 2-(2-Methylphenyl)ethanamine
Other names 2-Methylbenzeneethanamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	55755-16-3^Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL451372^N
ChemSpider	1554538^N
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PubChem	2063868
SMILES CC1=CC=CC=C1CCN
Properties
Chemical formula	C₉H₁₃N
Molar mass	135.21 g·mol⁻¹
Appearance	Clear colorless liquid at room temp^[1]
Density	0.96 g/cm3^[1]
Boiling point	97 °C (207 °F; 370 K) / 5 mmHg (270.7984 °C / 760 mmHg) Experimental^[2]
Hazards
Main hazards	Corrosive; causes burns
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

2-Methylphenethylamine (2MPEA) is an organic compound with the chemical formula of C₉H₁₃N. 2MPEA is a human trace amine associated receptor 1 (TAAR1) agonist,^[3] a property which it shares with its monomethylated phenethylamine isomers, such as amphetamine (α-methylphenethylamine), β-methylphenethylamine, and N-methylphenethylamine (a trace amine).^[3]

Very little data, even on toxicity, is available about its effects on humans other than that it activates the human TAAR1 receptor.

References

1 2 "2-Methylphenethylamine". Chemical Book. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "2-(2-Methylphenyl)ethanamine". Chemspider. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
1 2 Wainscott DB, Little SP, Yin T, Tu Y, Rocco VP, He JX, Nelson DL (January 2007). "Pharmacologic characterization of the cloned human trace amine-associated receptor1 (TAAR1) and evidence for species differences with the rat TAAR1". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 320 (1): 475–85. doi:10.1124/jpet.106.112532. PMID 17038507. Several series of substituted phenylethylamines were investigated for activity at the human TAAR1 (Table 2). A surprising finding was the potency of phenylethylamines with substituents at the phenyl C2 position relative to their respective C4-substituted congeners. In each case, except for the hydroxyl substituent, the C2-substituted compound had 8- to 27-fold higher potency than the C4-substituted compound. The C3-substituted compound in each homologous series was typically 2- to 5-fold less potent than the 2-substituted compound, except for the hydroxyl substituent. The most potent of the 2-substituted phenylethylamines was 2-chloro-β-PEA, followed by 2-fluoro-β-PEA, 2-bromo-β-PEA, 2-methoxy-β-PEA, 2-methyl-β-PEA, and then 2-hydroxy-β-PEA.
The effect of β-carbon substitution on the phenylethylamine side chain was also investigated (Table 3). A β-methyl substituent was well tolerated compared with β-PEA. In fact, S-(–)-β-methyl-β-PEA was as potent as β-PEA at human TAAR1. β-Hydroxyl substitution was, however, not tolerated compared with β-PEA. In both cases of β-substitution, enantiomeric selectivity was demonstrated.
In contrast to a methyl substitution on the β-carbon, an α-methyl substitution reduced potency by ∼10-fold for d-amphetamine and 16-fold for l-amphetamine relative to β-PEA (Table 4). N-Methyl substitution was fairly well tolerated; however, N,N-dimethyl substitution was not.

TAAR ligands in humans

TAAR1

Agonists

Endogenous^†	Dopamine Histamine 3-Iodothyronamine 3-Methoxytyramine N-Methylphenethylamine N-Methyltyramine Norepinephrine m-Octopamine p-Octopamine Phenethylamine Phenylethanolamine Serotonin Synephrine Tryptamine m-Tyramine p-Tyramine

Synthetic^‡	Amphetamine DOB DOET 4-Hydroxyamphetamine Isoprenaline MDA MDMA 2-Methylphenethylamine 3-Methylphenethylamine 4-Methylphenethylamine β-Methylphenethylamine Methamphetamine 3-MMA Norfenfluramine Phentermine o-PIT Propylhexedrine RO5166017

Antagonists

EPPTB (RO5212773)

TAAR2

Agonists^‡	3-Iodothyronamine Phenethylamine Tyramine

Antagonists

TAAR5

Agonists^‡	Dimethylethylamine Trimethylamine

Antagonists^‡	3-Iodothyronamine

^†References for all endogenous human TAAR1 ligands are provided at List of trace amines

^‡References for synthetic TAAR1 agonists can be found at TAAR1 or in the associated compound articles. For TAAR2 and TAAR5 agonists and antagonists, see TAAR for references.

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