DMCM

DMCM

Names
IUPAC name methyl 4-ethyl-6,7-dimethoxy-9H-pyrido[5,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate
Other names DMCM
Identifiers
CAS Number	82499-00-1 Y
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	94746 N
ECHA InfoCard	100.220.168
IUPHAR/BPS	4179
PubChem	104999
InChI InChI=1S/C17H18N2O4/c1-5-9-15-10-6-13(21-2)14(22-3)7-11(10)19-12(15)8-18-16(9)17(20)23-4/h6-8,19H,5H2,1-4H3 N Key: GADIKQPUNWAMEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C17H18N2O4/c1-5-9-15-10-6-13(21-2)14(22-3)7-11(10)19-12(15)8-18-16(9)17(20)23-4/h6-8,19H,5H2,1-4H3 Key: GADIKQPUNWAMEB-UHFFFAOYAP
SMILES CCC1=C2C3=CC(=C(C=C3NC2=CN=C1C(=O)OC)OC)OC
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H18N2O4
Molar mass	314.336 g/mol
Boiling point	87 °C (189 °F; 360 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

DMCM (methyl-6,7-dimethoxy-4-ethyl-beta-carboline-3-carboxylate) is a drug from the beta-carboline family. It acts as a negative allosteric modulator of GABAA receptors, meaning that it causes the opposite effects to the benzodiazepine class of drugs. As such, DMCM has anxiogenic and convulsant properties, and is used in scientific research to induce anxiety so that new anxiolytic medications can be tested, and to produce convulsions so that anticonvulsant medications can be tested. It has also been shown to produce analgesic effects in animals, thought to be because it produces panic which reduces the perception of pain.