5-Fluoro-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-fluoro-DMT, 5F-DMT) is a tryptamine derivative related to compounds such as 5-bromo-DMT and 5-MeO-DMT.[1]

It is known to have affinity for and to act as an agonist of the serotonin 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptors.[2][3] Fluorination of psychedelic tryptamines either reduces or has little effect on 5-HT2A/C receptor affinity or intrinsic activity, although 6-fluoro-DET is inactive as a psychedelic despite acting as a 5-HT2A agonist (cf. lisuride), while 4-fluoro-5-methoxy-DMT is a much stronger agonist at 5-HT1A than 5-HT2A.[4][5]

5F-DMT produces a robust head-twitch response in mice, and hence is a putative serotonergic psychedelic.[6] In another study however, it failed to substitute for LSD in rodent drug discrimination tests, at least at the assessed doses.[7]

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References

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