3c-bz 3c-bz 3c-bz (4-benzyloxy-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) is a lesser-known psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamine. 3c-bz was first synthesized by alexander shulgin. in his book pihkal, the dosage range is listed as 25–200 mg and the duration as 18–24 hours. according to anecdotal reports from the substance's entry in pihkal, 3c-bz's effects can vary significantly, ranging from intensified emotions and strange dreams, to effects similar to those of lsd or tma. very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of 3c-bz. 3c-bz names preferred iupac name 1-propan-2-amine other names 4-benzyloxy-3,5-methoxyamphetamine identifiers cas number 147947-26-0 y 3d model (jsmol) interactive image chembl chembl127871 y chemspider 21106236 y pubchem cid 44350160 unii fh79wy8ea2 y comptox dashboard (epa) dtxsid20658385 inchi inchi=1s/c18h23no3/c1-13(19)9-15-10-16(20-2)18(17(11-15)21-3)22-12-14-7-5-4-6-8-14/h4-8,10-11,13h,9,12,19h2,1-3h3 ykey: iqkplbjgfpdasr-uhfffaoysa-n yinchi=1/c18h23no3/c1-13(19)9-15-10-16(20-2)18(17(11-15)21-3)22-12-14-7-5-4-6-8-14/h4-8,10-11,13h,9,12,19h2,1-3h3key: iqkplbjgfpdasr-uhfffaoyad smiles cc(n)cc2cc(oc)c(occ1ccccc1)c(c2)oc properties chemical formula c18h23no3 molar mass 301.386 g·mol−1 except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °c , 100 kpa). n verify (what is yn ?) infobox references synthesis 3c-bz was originally synthesized by alexander shulgin starting from 5-methoxyeugenol (4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol) through a reaction with benzyl chloride to form the benzyloxy derivative of 5-methoxyeugenol. the obtained benzyl derivative was reacted with tetranitromethane to form 1--2-nitro-1-propene, from which 3c-bz is obtained by reduction of the nitropropene with lithium aluminium hydride. another possible synthetic route would be the reaction of benzyl chloride with syringaldehyde to form 3,5-dimethoxy-4-benzyloxybenzaldehyde followed by condensation with nitroethane to form 1--2-nitro-1-propene. the obtained nitropropene can be reduced using lithium aluminium hydride, red-al, or an aluminium-mercury amalgam.