dimethylamphetamine dimethylamphetamine dimethylamphetamine (metrotonin), also known as dimetamfetamine (inn), dimephenopan and n,n-dimethylamphetamine, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes. dimethylamphetamine has weaker stimulant effects than amphetamine or methamphetamine and is considerably less addictive and less neurotoxic compared to methamphetamine. however, it still retains some mild stimulant effects and abuse potential, and is a schedule i controlled drug. dimethylamphetamineclinical dataroutes ofadministrationoralatc codenonelegal statuslegal status au: s9 (prohibited substance) us: schedule i identifiers iupac name n,n-dimethyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine cas number4075-96-1 ypubchem cid20006chemspider18847 nuniiiye3f3mhcuchemical and physical dataformulac11h17nmolar mass163.264 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles cc(n(c)c)cc1=cc=cc=c1 inchi inchi=1s/c11h17n/c1-10(12(2)3)9-11-7-5-4-6-8-11/h4-8,10h,9h2,1-3h3 ykey:obdsvyosyskvmx-uhfffaoysa-n y ny (what is this?) (verify) dimethylamphetamine has occasionally been found in illicit methamphetamine laboratories, but is usually an impurity rather than the desired product. it may be produced by accident when methamphetamine is synthesised by methylation of amphetamine if the reaction temperature is too high or an excess of methylating agent is used. it is said to be a prodrug of amphetamine/methamphetamine.