Hydroxetamine

Hydroxetamine
Legal status
Legal status	CA: HXE is not specifically scheduled but ketamine and its analogues are schedule I; DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only); UK: Class B;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 2-(ethylamino)-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexan-1-one;
CAS Number	1620054-73-0 ;
PubChem CID	163192347;
ChemSpider	112747181;
UNII	JQ2YE6NTZ8;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID001336931 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H19NO2
Molar mass	233.311 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C1CCCCC1(NCC)C2=CC(O)=CC=C2;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H19NO2/c1-2-15-14(9-4-3-8-13(14)17)11-6-5-7-12(16)10-11/h5-7,10,15-16H,2-4,8-9H2,1H3; Key:CQERUJSORROCGH-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Hydroxetamine (3'-hydroxy-2-oxo-PCE, O-desmethylmethoxetamine, HXE) is a recreational designer drug from the arylcyclohexylamine family, with dissociative effects. It is known as an active metabolite of the dissociative designer drug methoxetamine,^[1]^[2] but has also been sold in its own right since late 2019.^[3]