Methoxetamine

Methoxetamine, abbreviated as MXE, is a dissociative hallucinogen that has been sold as a designer drug. It differs from many dissociatives such as ketamine and phencyclidine (PCP) that were developed as pharmaceutical drugs for use as general anesthetics in that it was designed specifically to increase the antidepressant effects of ketamine.

Methoxetamine
Clinical data
Other namesMXE; 3-MeO-2'-oxo-PCE
Addiction
liability
High
Drug classNMDA receptor antagonists; Dissociative hallucinogens; General anesthetics
ATC code
  • None
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life3–6 hours
Identifiers
  • (R/S)-2-(3-Methoxyphenyl)-2-(ethylamino)cyclohexanone
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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UNII
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H21NO2
Molar mass247.338 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1CCCCC1(C2=CC=CC(OC)=C2)NCC
  • InChI=1S/C15H21NO2/c1-3-16-15(10-5-4-9-14(15)17)12-7-6-8-13(11-12)18-2/h6-8,11,16H,3-5,9-10H2,1-2H3 Y
  • Key:LPKTWLVEGBNOOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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MXE is an arylcyclohexylamine. It acts mainly as an NMDA receptor antagonist, similarly to other arylcyclohexylamines like ketamine and PCP.

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