LPH-5 is a psychedelic discovered by Emil Ro̷rsted and colleagues at Danish biopharmaceutical company Lophora.[1] It is a conformationally-restricted derivative of the phenethylamine 2C-TFM, also a hallucinogen, and acts as a potent agonist of the 5-HT2A receptor (EC50 = 3.2 nM, Emax = 78%).[2]

LPH-5 (drug)
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In General Unscheduled
Identifiers
  • (S)-3-(2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)piperidine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC14H18F3NO2
Molar mass289.298 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • COC1=CC([C@@]2([H])CNCCC2)=C(OC)C=C1C(F)(F)F
  • InChI=InChI=1S/C14H18F3NO2/c1-19-12-7-11(14(15,16)17)13(20-2)6-10(12)9-4-3-5-18-8-9/h6-7,9,18H,3-5,8H2,1-2H3/t9-/m1/s1
  • Key:NZKYTYHIERLZBG-SECBINFHSA-N

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References edit

  1. ^ Rorsted EM, Jensen AA, Smits G, Frydenvang K, Kristensen JL (April 2024). "Discovery and Structure–Activity Relationships of 2,5-Dimethoxyphenylpiperidines as Selective Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Agonists". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. doi:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c00082. PMID 38648420.
  2. ^ US 2021/0137908, Kristensen JL, Jensen AA, Märcher-Rørsted E, "5-HT2A Agonists for Use in Treatment of Depression.", published 13 May 2021, assigned to Lophora ApS.