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BOx (psychedelics)

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BOD, a psychedelic drug of the BOx group and a BOx analogue of 2C-D.[1][2]

BOx, also known as β-hydroxy- or -methoxy- and ring-substituted phenethylamines, are a group of psychedelic and other psychoactive drugs of the phenethylamine family.[1][2] They have either a hydroxy group or methoxy group at the β position of the alkyl side chain as well as additional substitutions at the 2 through 5 positions of the phenyl ring.[1][2] Most of the BOx drugs were synthesized and tested by Alexander Shulgin and reported in his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved).[1][2]

List of BOx drugs

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The BOx drugs include the following, with their effects as reported by Shulgin also specified:[1][2]

  • BOB (4-bromo-2,5,β-trimethoxyphenethylamine; β-methoxy-2C-B) – methoxy BOx analogue of 2C-B – altered state of consciousness, tinnitus, tingling, sense of awareness[1][2]
  • BOH-2C-B (BOHB; 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-β-hydroxyphenethylamine; β-hydroxy-2C-B) – hydroxy BOx analogue of 2C-B – encountered as a novel designer drug and presumably a psychedelic[3][4]
  • BOD (4-methyl-2,5,β-trimethoxyphenethylamine; β-methoxy-2C-D) – methoxy BOx analogue of 2C-D – mild open-eye and moderate closed-eye visuals, enhanced conversation and humor, nausea and lethargy[1][2]
  • BOHD (4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-β-hydroxyphenethylamine; β-hydroxy-2C-D) – hydroxy BOx analogue of 2C-D – marked drop in blood pressure[1][2]
  • BOH (3,4-methylenedioxy-β-methoxyphenethylamine; β-methoxy-MDPEA) – methoxy BOx analogue of MDPEA – slight warmth, mydriasis, anorexia, mild nausea, cold feet, no psychedelic, entactogenic, or euphoriant effects (however nonetheless given a ++ on the Shulgin scale)[1][2]
  • 3C-BOH (BOMDA; 3,4-methylenedioxy-β-methoxyamphetamine; β-methoxy-MDA) – methoxy BOx analogue of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) – "amphetamine-like effects", physical side effects, temporary body stiffness[5][6]
  • BOM (3,4,5,β-tetramethoxyphenethylamine; β-methoxymescaline) – methoxy BOx analogue of mescaline – few or no effects[1][2]
  • DME (3,4-dimethoxy-β-hydroxyphenethylamine; β-hydroxy-3,4-DMA) – hydroxy BOx analogue of 3,4-dimethoxyamphetamine (3,4-DMA) – few or no effects[1][2]

On the basis of the preceding findings, of the BOx drugs, BOD is the only one known to produce clear psychedelic effects.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Shulgin, A.; Manning, T.; Daley, P.F. (2011). The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds. Vol. 1. Berkeley: Transform Press. ISBN 978-0-9630096-3-0.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Alexander T. Shulgin; Ann Shulgin (1991). PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story (1st ed.). Berkeley, CA: Transform Press. ISBN 978-0-9630096-0-9. OCLC 25627628.
  3. ^ Glennon RA, Bondarev ML, Khorana N, Young R, May JA, Hellberg MR, McLaughlin MA, Sharif NA (November 2004). "Beta-oxygenated analogues of the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor agonist 1-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-aminopropane". J Med Chem. 47 (24): 6034–6041. doi:10.1021/jm040082s. PMID 15537358.
  4. ^ https://isomerdesign.com/bitnest/external/EMCDDA/1-June-2020 "As of 16 June 2020, a total of 14 new psychoactive substances have been formally notified by the Member States so far this year. These comprise: • Arylalkylamines: 2 (BOH-PHP, BOH-2C-B)" [...] "14.BOH-2C-B (2-amino-1-(4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethanol) — arylalkylamine, customs seizure, Sweden, 9 April 2020 (also seized by Danish customs on 6 December 2019). Notified: 9 June 2020. EU-EWS-RCS-FN-2020-0014"
  5. ^ Trachsel, D.; Lehmann, D.; Enzensperger, C. (2013). Phenethylamine: von der Struktur zur Funktion [Phenethylamines: From Structure to Function]. Nachtschatten-Science (in German) (1 ed.). Solothurn: Nachtschatten-Verlag. pp. 583–583. ISBN 978-3-03788-700-4. OCLC 858805226. Archived from the original on 21 August 2025.
  6. ^ Kolaczynska KE, Ducret P, Trachsel D, Hoener MC, Liechti ME, Luethi D (June 2022). "Pharmacological characterization of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) analogs and two amphetamine-based compounds: N,α-DEPEA and DPIA". Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 59: 9–22. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.03.006. PMID 35378384. 3C-BOH has been described to have amphetamine-like effects in humans at doses of 40–70 mg, with a duration of 3–6 h (Trachsel et al., 2013). 3C-BOH can exist as four stereoisomers; the pharmacological assessment of each individual isomer is therefore necessary to gain insight into their effects.