3,4-Isopropylidenedioxyamphetamine

IDA
Clinical data
Other namesIDA; Isopropylidenedioxyamphetamine
Drug classMonoamine releasing agent; Entactogen; Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
Identifiers
  • 1-(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-amine
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H17NO2
Molar mass207.273 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(CC1=CC2=C(C=C1)OC(O2)(C)C)N
  • InChI=1S/C12H17NO2/c1-8(13)6-9-4-5-10-11(7-9)15-12(2,3)14-10/h4-5,7-8H,6,13H2,1-3H3
  • Key:HJMCSQZYQOFDAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

3,4-Isopropylidenedioxyamphetamine (IDA) is a monoamine releasing agent (MRA) of the amphetamine family related to 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA). It is considerably less potent than MDA as an MRA in vitro. IDA fully substituted for MDMA and LSD in animal drug discrimination tests, albeit with 5- to 7-fold lower potency than MDA.