Development Article of the Chemistry of MDMA
General |
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Name | 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) |
Chemical formula | |
Appearance | White Powder |
Physical |
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Formula weight | ??? amu |
Melting point | ??? K (?? °C) |
Boiling point | ??? K (???.? °C |
Density | kg/m3 (liquid) |
Solubility | ???? |
Thermochemistry |
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ΔfH0gas | ? kJ/mol |
ΔfH0liquid | ? kJ/mol |
ΔfH0solid | ? kJ/mol |
S0gas, 1 bar | ? J/mol·K |
S0liquid, 1 bar | ? J/mol·K |
S0solid | ? J/mol·K |
Safety | |
Ingestion | See main Article for effects |
Inhalation | |
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More info | |
SI units were used where possible. Unless otherwise stated, standard conditions were used. |
MDMA (Systematic name: 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine) is a synthetic drug of the phenethylamine family which consttutes the active ingreadiant of Ecstasy
History
editMDMA was first patented on Christmas eve 1914 by the German pharmaceutical company Merck, two years after its first synthesis. At the time, Merck was systematically synthesizing and patenting a wide variety of chemically related compounds which could be potentially used in human health, and MDMA remained largely forgotten for many years.