N-t-BOC-MDMA
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| Formula | C16H23NO4 |
| Molar mass | 293.363 g·mol−1 |
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N-t-BOC-MDMA is a chemical compound which can be both a synthetic precursor to, or a prodrug of the empathogenic drug MDMA. It was first identified in Australia in 2015 as a seizure by customs, and has subsequently been found in China, the Netherlands and other European countries. Originally it was thought to be intended as a non-illegal form of MDMA which could be easily converted into the prohibited final product after importation, however one seizure by police found N-t-BOC-MDMA in the process of being pressed into pills, and experiments with simulated gastric fluid confirmed that it can be broken down to MDMA by human stomach acid. Similar N-protected compounds such as N-t-BOC-methamphetamine, N-p-tosyl-methamphetamine, N-t-BOC-ketamine, N-t-BOC-norketamine and N-methoxycarbonyl-MDA have also been encountered by law enforcement.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Legal status
N-t-BOC-MDMA has been specifically listed as an illicit drug in Singapore and South Korea,[8][9] but is also controlled by general drug analogue provisions in Australia and various European countries.
See also
References
- ^ Collins M, Donnelly C, Cameron S, Tahtouh M, Salouros H (March 2017). "Identification and characterization of N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-MDMA: a new MDMA precursor". Drug Testing and Analysis. 9 (3): 399–404. doi:10.1002/dta.2059. PMID 27574107.
- ^ Sugie KI, Kurakami D, Akutsu M, Saito K (2018). "Rapid detection of tert-butoxycarbonyl-methamphetamine by direct analysis in real time time-of-flight mass spectrometry". Forensic Toxicology. 36 (2): 261–269. doi:10.1007/s11419-017-0400-y. PMC 6002434. PMID 29963202.
- ^ Salouros H (2018). "Illicit drug chemical profiling: current and future state". Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 50 (6): 689–696. doi:10.1080/00450618.2018.1424244. S2CID 80559699.
- ^ Collins M, Bhattarai A, Salouros H (2018). "Another chemically masked drug: p‐tosyl methylamphetamine". Drug Testing and Analysis. 10 (5): 898–905. doi:10.1002/dta.2363.
- ^ Johnson CS, Bogun B (2019). "Chemical camouflage: illicit drug concealment using di-tert-butyldicarbonate". Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 51: S217–S219. doi:10.1080/00450618.2019.1569135. S2CID 86747489.
- ^ European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (2019). "Drug precursor developments in the European Union" (PDF). EMCDDA Papers. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union.
- ^ "Prosecutors Detail 500 Kilogram Ketamine Precursor Raid". ICRT.com. 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Singapore Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2020".
- ^ "Han-soo L. Ministry lists 10 substances on temporary narcotics list". Korea Biomedical Review. 11 May 2018.