What is "dox"

n. (context slang English) documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.). vb. (context slang transitive English) To publish the personal information of (an individual) on the Internet.

DOx is a chemical class of substituted amphetamine derivatives featuring methoxy groups at the 2- and 5- positions of the phenyl ring, and a substituent such as alkyl or halogen at the 4- position of the phenyl ring. The compounds of this class are potent and long-lasting psychedelic drugs, and act as highly selective 5-HT, 5-HT, and 5-HT receptor partial agonists.

The DOx family includes the following members:

Structure

Name

Abbreviation

DOAM.png

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-amylamphetamine

DOAM

DOB-racemic-skeletal.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine

DOB

DOBU.png

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-butylamphetamine

DOBU

DOC-racemic-skeletal.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine

DOC

MEM.png

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethoxyamphetamine

MEM

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine

DOET

2,5-dimethoxy-4-ethylthioamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylthioamphetamine

Aleph-2

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-fluoroamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-fluoroamphetamine

DOF

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(2-fluoroethyl)amphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-(2-fluoroethyl)amphetamine

DOEF

DOI-racemic-skeletal.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine

DOI

Aleph-4.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-isopropylthioamphetamine

Aleph-4

Trimethoxyamphetamine-2.svg

2,4,5-Trimethoxyamphetamine

TMA-2

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine

DOM

2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylthioamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylthioamphetamine

Aleph-1

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-nitroamphetamine

DON

Aleph-6.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-phenylthioamphetamine

Aleph-6

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-propylamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-propylamphetamine

DOPR

DOiPR structure.png

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-isopropylamphetamine

DOiPR

2,5-dimethoxy-4-propylthioamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-propylthioamphetamine

Aleph-7

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-trifluoromethylamphetamine.svg

2,5-Dimethoxy-4-trifluoromethylamphetamine

DOTFM

As well as the following members with additional substitutions:

• 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methyl-α-ethylphenethylamine (Ariadne)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-4,N-dimethylamphetamine (Beatrice)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (DMMDA)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4-dimethylamphetamine (Ganesha)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4-trimethylenylamphetamine (G-3)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4-tetramethylenylamphetamine (G-4)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4-norbornylamphetamine (G-5)
• 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-iodo-N,N-dimethylamphetamine (IDNNA)
• 2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromo-N-methylamphetamine (Methyl-DOB)
• 2,3,4,5-Tetramethoxyamphetamine (TA, TeMA)

Jean Verdi Salomon Razakandrainy (1913-1978), commonly known as Dox, was a Malagasy writer and poet considered one of the most important literary figures in the country's history. He is principally renowned for his poetry and plays, but was also a painter, wrote and performed musical compositions, and translated several major French and English language works into Malagasy. His works have formed part of the language arts curriculum in Madagascar at every grade level since the country regained independence in 1960.

Dox began writing in 1930 while studying at a fine arts school in Antananarivo, where fellow students gave him the nickname "Dox". In 1932, after briefly conceding to his father's wish that he study medicine, Dox dedicated himself fully to the arts and joined with other notable Malagasy poets in advancing the Mitady ny very movement ("search for lost values"), launched by Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Charles Rajoelisolo and Ny Avana Ramanantoanina. His work during this period reflected the movement's aim to reaffirm the value of Malagasy identity, which had been eroded under the influence of the French colonial administration. In 1941, he printed his first collection of poems, Ny Hirako, which was written in the Malagasy language. When a major nationalist uprising erupted in 1947, Dox rallied behind the Mouvement démocratique de la rénovation malgache and suffered a gunshot wound during a protest. He also actively took part in the student protests of 1972 that brought down the Tsiranana administration. In 1971 he published his only compilation of French language poems, Chants Capricorniens. Over the span of his career, he produced nine poem anthologies, numerous books in prose, and sixteen plays featuring folk tales, Biblical stories or Malagasy historical themes, in addition to countless privately commissioned works.

Throughout his life, Dox enjoyed strong popular support for his work, which combined elements of romanticism and the sensibilities of traditional Malagasy poetry and proverbs. He established himself as a leader in the promotion of Malagasy literary arts, co-founding the Union of Malagasy Poets and Writers and Tsiry, an association dedicated to publishing the works of creative Malagasy youth. Dox also served as President of the Committee of United Malagasy Artists, Vice President of the Andrianampoinimerina Academy, and a member of the Académie Malgache. He died in Antananarivo on 14 June 1978.