N,N-Dimethyl-2-chloro-2-phenylethylamine

N,N-Dimethyl-2-chloro-2-phenylethylamine
Names

IUPAC name 2-Chloro-N,N-dimethyl-2-phenylethanamine
Identifiers
CAS Number	6407-17-6
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	180619
PubChem CID	208446
UNII	F2WN67C3SK^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101283012
InChI InChI=1S/C10H14ClN/c1-12(2)8-10(11)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7,10H,8H2,1-2H3 Key: BHDHMUNVUMGSIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CN(C)CC(c1ccccc1)Cl
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₀H₁₄ClN
Molar mass	183.68 g·mol⁻¹
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chemical compound

N,N-Dimethyl-2-chloro-2-phenylethylamine (DMEA) is chemical compound that irreversibly inhibits the acetylcholinesterase. DMEA can cause intoxication in cats, resulting from respiratory failure to death, and progressive damage to the central nervous system in rats.^[1] Synthesis of DMEA can be obtained by treating N,N-dimethyl-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethylamine with thionyl chloride (SOCl₂).^[2] This compound, when dissolved water, decomposes into a highly reactive aziridinium ion, N,N-dimethyl-2-phenylaziridinium (DPA). DPA binds to the anionic site of acetylcholinesterase, where it alkylates and irreversibly inhibits the enzyme.^[3]^[2] DMEA was also compared to N, N-dimethyl, 2-chloro-2-phenyl-1-methylethyl-amine (M-DMEA) and the results show that there is a difference between the degree of adrenergic blocking activity and their immonium ring stability in vitro. ^[4]

References

^ Ferguson, Frank C.; Wescoe, W. Clarke (1950-09-01). "The Pharmacology of N,n-Dimethyl 2-Chloro-2-Phenylethylamine". Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 100 (1): 100–114. ISSN 0022-3565. PMID 14774797.
^ ^a ^b Kreienkamp, HJ; Weise, C; Raba, R; Aaviksaar, A; Hucho, F (15 July 1991). "Anionic subsites of the catalytic center of acetylcholinesterase from Torpedo and from cobra venom". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 88 (14): 6117–21. Bibcode:1991PNAS...88.6117K. doi:10.1073/pnas.88.14.6117. PMC 52033. PMID 2068091.
^ Weise, C; Kreienkamp, HJ; Raba, R; Pedak, A; Aaviksaar, A; Hucho, F (December 1990). "Anionic subsites of the acetylcholinesterase from Torpedo californica: affinity labelling with the cationic reagent N,N-dimethyl-2-phenyl-aziridinium". The EMBO Journal. 9 (12): 3885–8. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1990.tb07607.x. PMC 552156. PMID 2249655.
^ Ferguson, F. C. (1958-11-01). "Relation of Ethyleneimmonium Ring Stability to Adrenergic Blocking Activity in Two Haloalkylamines". Experimental Biology and Medicine. 99 (2): 362–365. doi:10.3181/00379727-99-24351. ISSN 1535-3702. PMID 13601871. S2CID 34000963.

Acetylcholine metabolism and transport modulators

Enzyme
(modulators)

ChATTooltip Choline acetyltransferase	Inhibitors: 1-(-Benzoylethyl)pyridinium 2-(α-Naphthoyl)ethyltrimethylammonium 3-Chloro-4-stillbazole 4-(1-Naphthylvinyl)pyridine Acetylseco hemicholinium-3 Acryloylcholine AF64A B115 BETA CM-54,903 N,N-Dimethylaminoethylacrylate N,N-Dimethylaminoethylchloroacetate
AChETooltip Acetylcholinesterase	Inhibitors: Reversible: Carbamates: Aldicarb Aminocarb Bendiocarb Bufencarb Carbaryl Carbendazim Carbetamide Carbofuran Carbosulfan Chlorbufam Chloropropham Dimetilan Ethienocarb Ethiofencarb Fenobucarb Formetanate Formparanate Methiocarb Methomyl Metolcarb Miotine Oxamyl Phenmedipham Pinmicarb Pirimicarb Promecarb Propamocarb Propham Propoxur Thiodicarb Thiofanox; Stigmines: Distigmine Eptastigmine Ganstigmine Neostigmine +glycopyrronium bromide Phenserine Physostigmine Pyridostigmine Quilostigmine Rivastigmine Terestigmine; Others: Acotiamide Ambenonium Caffeine Donepezil EA-3990 EA-4056 Edrophonium Galantamine Huperzine A Huprine W Huprine X Huprine Y Ipidacrine Itopride Ladostigil Minaprine Octamethylene-bis(5-dimethylcarbamoxyisoquinolinium bromide) T-1123 T-1152 T-1194 TL-599 TL-1238 Tacrine Zanapezil Irreversible: Organophosphates: 2-Ethoxycarbonyl-1-methylvinyl cyclohexyl methylphosphonate Acephate Armine Azinphos-ethyl Azinphos-methyl BAY-29952 Bensulide Cadusafos Carbophenothion Chlorethoxyfos Chlorfenvinphos Chlorpyrifos Chlorpyrifos-methyl Coumaphos Crotylsarin Cyanophos Cyclosarin (GF) Demephion Demeton Demeton-S-methyl Dialifor Diazinon Dichlorvos Dicrotophos Dicyclohexyl phosphorofluoridate Diisopropylphosphate Diisopropyl fluorophosphate Dimefox Dimethoate Dimethyl 4-(methylthio)phenyl phosphate Dioxathion Disulfoton EA-2012 EA-2054 EA-2098 EA-2192 EA-2613 EA-3148 EA-4352 Echothiophate Ethylsarin (GE) Endothion EPN Ethion Ethoprop Fenamiphos Fenitrothion Fenthion Fluorotabun Fonofos Formothion Fosthiazate GD-42 GH GT-45 GV Guanitoxin Hexaethyl tetraphosphate (HETP) Isofluorophate Isoxathion Leptophos Malaoxon Malathion Mazidox Methamidophos Methidathion Methyl phenkapton Methylfluorophosphonylcholine (MFPCh) Metrifonate Mevinphos Mipafox Monocrotophos MSPI Naled Novichok agent Omethoate Oxydemeton-methyl Paraoxon Parathion Parathion-methyl Phorate Phosalone Phosfolan Phosmet Phosphamidon Phoxim Pirimiphos-methyl Profenofos Prothoate R-16661 Ro 3-0340 Ro 3-0346 Ro 3-0347 Ro 3-0351 Ro 3-0352 Ro 3-0397 Ro 3-0411 Ro 3-0412 Ro 3-0417 Ro 3-0419 Ro 3-0422 Ro 3-0433 Ronnel Sarin (GB) Schradan Soman (GD) Sulfotep (TEDP) Tabun (GA) Tebupirimfos Temefos Terbufos Tetrachlorvinphos Tetraethyl pyrophosphate (TEPP) Triazofos Tribufos Trichlorfon Trichloronate Tricresyl phosphate VE VG VM VP VS VR VX; Others: Demecarium Fasciculins (green mamba toxins) (1, 2, 3, 4) Onchidal (Onchidella binneyi) Methanesulfonyl fluoride Unsorted: α-Pinene α-Viniferin Affinine Affinisine Arisugacin A Bulbocapnine Conodurine Coronaridine Corydaline Corynoline Crimidine Cyclanoline Cymserine Harmaline Kobophenol A Lactucopicrin Lycorine Phosacetim Rosmarinic acid Stercuronium iodide Taspine Tetrahydrocannabinol Ungeremine Ungiminorine Dimethylcarbamoyl fluoride BW284C51 TMTFA 3152 CT Reactivators: Asoxime chloride Methoxime Obidoxime Pralidoxime Trimedoxime bromide
BChETooltip Butyrylcholinesterase	Inhibitors: Affinine Affinisine Conodurine Cymserine Ladostigil Profenamine (ethopropazine) Rivastigmine Tacrine ZINC-12613047 Many of the other AChE inhibitors listed above

Transporter
(modulators)

CHTTooltip Choline transporter	Inhibitors: Hemicholinium-3 (hemicholine) Triethylcholine Enhancers: Coluracetam
VAChTTooltip Vesicular acetylcholine transporter	Inhibitors: Vesamicol

Release
(modulators)

Inhibitors	SNAP-25Tooltip Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 inactivators: Botulinum toxin (A, C, E) VAMPTooltip Vesicle-associated membrane protein inactivators: Botulinum toxin (B, D, F, G) Others: Bungarotoxins (β-bungarotoxin, γ-bungarotoxin)
Enhancers	LPHNTooltip Latrophilin agonists: α-Latrotoxin Others: Atracotoxins (e.g., robustoxin, versutoxin) Crotoxin

See also: Receptor/signaling modulators; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulators; Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators

v t e Nitrogen mustards
Vesicants	HN1 HN2 HN3 TL-301 TL-481 TL-512 TL-513 TL-695 TL-995
Antineoplastic agents	Aniline mustard Bendamustine Chlorambucil Cyclophosphamide Mannomustine Melphalan Mustamine Phenylenediamine mustard Quinacrine mustard Spiromustine
Neurotoxins	Acetylcholine mustard Acetylethylcholine mustard Benzilylcholine mustard Choline mustard Decamethonium mustard DMEA DSP-4 Ethylcholine mustard Hemicholinium mustard Propylbenzilylcholine mustard
Other	Dibenamine Phenoxybenzamine SY-28

v t e Phenethylamines
Phenethylamines	Psychedelics: 25B-NBOMe 25C-NBOMe 25D-NBOMe 25I-NBOMe 25N-NBOMe 2C-B 2C-B-AN 2C-Bn 2C-Bu 2C-C 2C-CN 2C-CP 2C-D 2C-E 2C-EF 2C-F 2C-G 2C-G-1 2C-G-2 2C-G-3 2C-G-4 2C-G-5 2C-G-6 2C-G-N 2C-H 2C-I 2C-iP 2C-N 2C-NH2 2C-O 2C-O-4 2C-P 2C-Ph 2C-SE 2C-T 2C-T-2 2C-T-3 2C-T-4 2C-T-5 2C-T-6 2C-T-7 2C-T-8 2C-T-9 2C-T-10 2C-T-11 2C-T-12 2C-T-13 2C-T-14 2C-T-15 2C-T-16 2C-T-17 2C-T-18 2C-T-19 2C-T-20 2C-T-21 2C-T-22 2C-T-22.5 2C-T-23 2C-T-24 2C-T-25 2C-T-27 2C-T-28 2C-T-30 2C-T-31 2C-T-32 2C-T-33 2C-TFE 2C-TFM 2C-YN 2C-V Allylescaline DESOXY Escaline Isoproscaline Jimscaline Macromerine MEPEA Mescaline Metaescaline Methallylescaline Proscaline Psi-2C-T-4 TCB-2 Stimulants: Phenylethanolamine Hordenine Phenethylamine Phenpromethamine α-Methylphenethylamine (amphetamine) β-Methylphenethylamine m-Methylphenethylamine N-Methylphenethylamine o-Methylphenethylamine p-Methylphenethylamine Methylphenidate Entactogens: Lophophine MDPEA MDMPEA Others: BOH DMPEA
Amphetamines	Psychedelics: 3C-AL 3C-BZ 3C-E 3C-MAL 3C-P Aleph Beatrice Bromo-DragonFLY D-Deprenyl DMA DMCPA DMMDA DOB DOC DOEF DOET DOI DOM DON DOPR DOTFM Ganesha MMDA MMDA-2 Psi-DOM TMA TeMA ZDCM-04 Stimulants: 2-FA 2-FMA 3-FA 3-FMA Acridorex Alfetamine Amfecloral Amfepentorex Amphetamine (Dextroamphetamine, Levoamphetamine) Amphetaminil Benfluorex Benzphetamine Cathine Clobenzorex Dimethylamphetamine Ephedrine Etilamfetamine Fencamfamin Fencamine Fenethylline Fenfluramine (Dexfenfluramine, Levofenfluramine) Fenproporex Flucetorex Fludorex Formetorex Furfenorex Gepefrine 4-Hydroxyamphetamine Iofetamine Isopropylamphetamine Lefetamine Lisdexamfetamine Mefenorex Metaraminol Methamphetamine (Dextromethamphetamine, Levomethamphetamine) Methoxyphenamine MMA Morforex Norfenfluramine L-Norpseudoephedrine N,alpha-Diethylphenylethylamine Oxifentorex Oxilofrine Ortetamine PBA PCA PFA PFMA PIA PMA PMEA PMMA Phenylpropanolamine Pholedrine Prenylamine Propylamphetamine Pseudoephedrine Sibutramine Tiflorex Tranylcypromine Xylopropamine Zylofuramine Entactogens: 4-FA 4-FMA 4-MA 4-MMA 4-MTA 5-APB 5-APDB 5-EAPB 5-IT 5-MAPB 5-MAPDB 6-APB 6-APDB 6-Chloro-MDMA 6-EAPB 6-IT 6-MAPB 6-MAPDB EDA IAP 2,3-MDA 3,4-MDA (tenamfetamine) MDEA MDHMA MDMA (midomafetamine) MDOH Methamnetamine MMDMA Naphthylaminopropane TAP Others: 3,4-DCA Amiflamine DiFMDA Selegiline (also D-Deprenyl)
Phentermines	Stimulants: Chlorphentermine Cloforex Clortermine Etolorex Mephentermine Pentorex Phentermine Entactogens: MDPH MDMPH Others: Cericlamine
Cathinones	Stimulants: 3-FMC 4-MC 4-BMC 4-CMC 4-EMC 4-FMC 4-MEC 4-MeMABP 4-MPD Amfepramone Benzedrone Brephedrone Buphedrone Bupropion Cathinone Dimethylcathinone Ethcathinone Eutylone Hydroxybupropion Methcathinone Methedrone NEB N-Ethylhexedrone N-Ethylpentedrone Pentedrone Pentylone Radafaxine Entactogens: 3,4-DMMC 3-MMC Butylone Ethylone Methylone Methylenedioxycathinone Mephedrone
Phenylisobutylamines	Entactogens: 4-CAB 4-MAB Ariadne BDB Butylone EBDB Eutylone MBDB Stimulants: Phenylisobutylamine
Phenylalkylpyrrolidines	Stimulants: α-PBP α-PHP α-PPP α-PVP MDPBP MDPPP MDPV 4-MePBP 4-MePHP 4-MePPP MOPPP MOPVP MPBP MPHP MPPP Naphyrone PEP Prolintane Pyrovalerone
Catecholamines (and close relatives)	6-FNE 6-OHDA a-Me-DA a-Me-TRA Adrenochrome Ciladopa D-DOPA (Dextrodopa) Dimetofrine Dopamine Epinephrine Epinine Etilefrine Ethylnorepinephrine Fenclonine Ibopamine Isoprenaline Isoetarine L-DOPA (Levodopa) L-DOPS (Droxidopa) L-Phenylalanine L-Tyrosine m-Tyramine Metanephrine Metaraminol Metaterol Metirosine Methyldopa N,N-Dimethyldopamine Nordefrin (Levonordefrin) Norepinephrine Norfenefrine (m-Octopamine) Normetanephrine Orciprenaline p-Octopamine p-Tyramine Phenylephrine Synephrine
Miscellaneous	AL-LAD Amidephrine Arbutamine Cafedrine Denopamine Desvenlafaxine Diphenidine Dizocilpine Dobutamine Dopexamine Ephenidine Etafedrine ETH-LAD Famprofazone Fluorolintane Hexapradol IP-LAD Lysergic acid amide Lysergic acid 2-butyl amide Lysergic acid 2,4-dimethylazetidide Lysergic acid diethylamide Methoxamine Methoxphenidine MT-45 PARGY-LAD Phenibut PRO-LAD Pronethalol Salbutamol (Levosalbutamol) Solriamfetol Theodrenaline Thiamphenicol UWA-101 Venlafaxine