para-Bromoamphetamine

para-Bromoamphetamine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-(4-bromophenyl)propan-2-amine
Identifiers
CAS Number 18455-37-3 N
ATC code none
PubChem CID 205668
ChemSpider 178189 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL61355 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C9H12BrN
Molar mass 214.102 g/mol
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para-Bromoamphetamine (PBA), also known as 4-bromoamphetamine (4-BA), is an amphetamine derivative which acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent (SNDRA) and produces stimulant effects.

Neurotoxicity

Like most other para-substituted amphetamines, PBA is highly neurotoxic and produces long-term depletion of brain serotonin.[1]

See also

References

  1. Fuller, R. W.; Baker, J. C.; Perry, K. W.; Molloy, B. B. (1975). "Comparison of 4-chloro-, 4-bromo- and 4-fluoroamphetamine in rats: Drug levels in brain and effects on brain serotonin metabolism". Neuropharmacology 14 (10): 739–746. doi:10.1016/0028-3908(75)90099-4. PMID 1196472.


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