PEA-NBOMe

PEA-NBOMe
Clinical data
Other names	NBOMe; NBOMe-PEA; N-(2-Methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine
ATC code	None;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-2-phenylethanamine;
CAS Number	3241-03-0;
PubChem CID	1618894;
ChemSpider	1300700;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00364619 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H19NO
Molar mass	241.334 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES COC1=CC=CC=C1CNCCC2=CC=CC=C2;
	InChI InChI=1S/C16H19NO/c1-18-16-10-6-5-9-15(16)13-17-12-11-14-7-3-2-4-8-14/h2-10,17H,11-13H2,1H3; Key:UTYSBUBGYZSUPZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

PEA-NBOMe, also known as N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine, is a drug of the phenethylamine and N-benzylphenethylamine (NB; NBOMe) families related to phenethylamine (PEA).^[1]^[2] It is the N-(2-methoxybenzyl) derivative of phenethylamine.^[1]^[2] The drug is a parent compound of the NBOMe family of psychedelic drugs, such as 25I-NBOMe.^[1]^[2]^[3] No data on the pharmacology or toxicity of PEA-NBOMe are available.^[1]^[2] In any case, based on structure–activity relationships, PEA-NBOMe might produce stimulant and/or hallucinogenic effects.^[1]^[2] The drug was encountered as a novel designer drug online in 2024.^[1]^[2] It is not a controlled substance in Canada as of 2025.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "PEA-NBOMe". Aipsin (in Russian). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Pavlovets Y, Haletskaya I, Yurchenko R, Yurchenko L, Piatsetskaya A (January 2025). Psychoactive products market observation. Trend analysis. Monitoring the Psychoactive Product Market. (in Russian). Aipsin Web Electronic Publication. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.11663.91045.
^ Brandt SD, Elliott SP, Kavanagh PV, Dempster NM, Meyer MR, Maurer HH, et al. (April 2015). "Analytical characterization of bioactive N-benzyl-substituted phenethylamines and 5-methoxytryptamines" (PDF). Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 29 (7): 573–584. Bibcode:2015RCMS...29..573B. doi:10.1002/rcm.7134. PMID 26212274. Substances based on the N-(2-methoxybenzyl)phenethylamine template ('NBOMe' derivatives) play an important role in medicinal research but some of these derivatives have also appeared as 'research chemicals' for recreational use which has attracted attention worldwide.
^ "Controlled Drugs and Substances Act". Department of Justice Canada. Retrieved 19 January 2026.