3C-DFE

3C-DFE, also known as 4--3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine or as α-methyldifluoroescaline, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and 3C families, which is a fluorinated derivative of 3C-E. It was first synthesised by Daniel Trachsel in 2002, and has been reported as showing similar psychedelic activity to related compounds, with an active dose of around 22mg orally and a duration of approximately 10hours.
Despite its psychedelic activity, binding studies in vitro showed 3C-DFE to have a surprisingly weak binding affinity of 2,695nM at the serotonin 5-HT_2A receptor with negligible affinity at the serotonin 5-HT_2C receptor, making it only slightly higher affinity than mescaline, despite its much higher potency in vivo. However, the pharmacology of 3C-DFE was subsequently further studied and it was found to be a potent agonist of the serotonin 5-HT_2A receptor, with an of 120nM and an of 95%.
It is a controlled substance in Canada under phenethylamine blanket-ban language.