Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
25-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) is a psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamine of the phenethylamine family. Despite being a substituted amphetamine it is not a stimulant. DOI has a stereocenter and R-(-)-DOI is the more active stereoisomer. In neuroscience research [125I]-R-(-)-DOI is used as a radioligand and indicator of the presence of 5-HT2A serotonin receptors. DOI’s effects have been compared to LSD although there are differences that experienced users can distinguish.
