α-Methyltryptamine

α-Methyltryptamine (abbreviated as αMT, AMT) is a psychedelic, stimulant, and entactogen drug of the tryptamine class. It was originally developed as an antidepressant by chemists at Upjohn in the 1960s, and was used briefly as an antidepressant in Russia under the trade name Indopan before being discontinued.

α-Methyltryptamine
Clinical data
Other namesIndopan; α-Methyl-3-indoleethanamine; 3-(2-Aminopropyl)indole; IT-290, IT-403, U-14,164E, 3-IT
Routes of
administration
Oral, Insufflation, Rectal, Smoked, IM, IV
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 1-(1H-Indol-3-yl)propan-2-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ECHA InfoCard100.005.522
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H14N2
Molar mass174.247 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • NC(CC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2)C
  • InChI=1S/C11H14N2/c1-8(12)6-9-7-13-11-5-3-2-4-10(9)11/h2-5,7-8,13H,6,12H2,1H3 Y
  • Key:QSQQQURBVYWZKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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