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2-Tetrahydrofurylethylamine

2-Tetrahydrofurylethylamine (TH-FEA or 2-(2-tetrahydrofuryl)ethylamine) is a drug related to the arylalkylamines.[1] Analogues include 2-furylethylamine (FEA), 2-pyrrolylethylamine (NEA), β-phenethylamine, amphetamine, and thiopropamine, among others.[1] A few derivatives of TH-FEA are known.[1] The compound is pharmacologically active, producing a strong constricting effect on the uterus.[1][2] TH-FEA was first described in the scientific literature by 1920.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Shulgin A, Manning T, Daley PF (2011). "#67. FEA". The Shulgin Index, Volume One: Psychedelic Phenethylamines and Related Compounds. Vol. 1. Berkeley, CA: Transform Press. pp. 138–141. ISBN 978-0-9630096-3-0. OCLC 709667010.
  2. ^ Windaus A, Dalmer O (1920). "Furethylamine and tetrahydrofurethylamine". Berichte Deutsch. Chem. Ges. 53B: 2304–2308. doi:10.1002/cber.19200531118.