2-Methyltryptamine

2-Methyltryptamine
Clinical data
Other names2-MT; 2-Me-T; 2-Methyl-T
Drug classSerotonin receptor agonist
Identifiers
  • 2-(2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)ethanamine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.018.498
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H14N2
Molar mass174.247 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1=C(C2=CC=CC=C2N1)CCN
  • InChI=1S/C11H14N2/c1-8-9(6-7-12)10-4-2-3-5-11(10)13-8/h2-5,13H,6-7,12H2,1H3
  • Key:CPVSLHQIPGTMLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

2-Methyltryptamine (2-MT, 2-Me-T, or 2-methyl-T) is a serotonin receptor agonist of the tryptamine family. It shows dramatically reduced activity at serotonin receptors compared to tryptamine and mixed effects in terms of psychedelic-like effects in animals.