Para-iodoamphetamine

para-Iodoamphetamine

Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(4-iodophenyl)propan-2-amine
CAS Number	21894-72-4 Y
PubChem CID	123870
ChemSpider	110407
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C9H12IN
Molar mass	261.103 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(CC1=CC=C(C=C1)I)N
InChI InChI=1S/C9H12IN/c1-7(11)6-8-2-4-9(10)5-3-8/h2-5,7H,6,11H2,1H3 Key:VZPKOWYCGWOYRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

para-Iodoamphetamine (PIA), also known as 4-iodoamphetamine (4-IA), is a research chemical of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes.

It acts as a selective serotonin releasing agent and is also a MAOI.

PIA is rumored to be a serotonergic neurotoxin on the account of that being reported to be the case for para-chloroamphetamine.

However, PIA is a much weaker 5-HT neurotoxin than is the case for PCA.

5-IAI was an attempt to make a non-neurotoxic analog of PIA.