I do not know what that product was, but definitely not 5-IAI. The real 5-IAI had no smell but tasted horrible. Also it was impossible to snort because your nose would just run for hours. I said that the 5-IAI got recently was bunk and that it would not be wise to follow my doses. About a half year ago I made a moderately sized purchase of it and received a cut product with the real 5-IAI at the top of the bag. When I took the rest it made me ill so that is why I do not suggest testing it out unless you are certain it is real.
All I can say is that the REAL 5-IAI was SOOOOOO legit. I used to get it from the most reliable vendor in the states before they disappeared. I'm being completely honest when I say it was by far the best RC I've ever taken. It is not messy like X-APB. It was such a clean and intense feeling. It also had that "zen" feeling that only MDMA has to offer if you know what I mean. It really was just as good as MDMA. Different but just as good.
Read up on this if you do not believe me. This is from Wikipedia: "5-Iodo-2-aminoindane (5-IAI) is a drug which acts as a releasing agent of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine.[1] It was developed in the 1990s by a team led by David E. Nichols at Purdue University.[2] 5-IAI fully substitutes for MDMA in rodents and is a putative entactogen in humans.[2] Unlike related aminoindane derivatives like MDAI and MMAI, 5-IAI causes some serotonergic neurotoxicity in rats, but is substantially less toxic than its corresponding amphetamine homologue pIA, with the damage observed barely reaching statistical significance.[1]"
1) a b Johnson MP, Conarty PF, Nichols DE (July 1991). "[3H]monoamine releasing and uptake inhibition properties of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and p-chloroamphetamine analogues". European Journal of Pharmacology 200 (1): 9–16. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(91)90659-E. PMID 1685125.
2) a b Nichols DE, Johnson MP, Oberlender R (January 1991). "5-Iodo-2-aminoindan, a nonneurotoxic analogue of p-iodoamphetamine". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior 38 (1): 135–9. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(91)90601-W. PMID 1826785.
This information has sources and is accurate. I honestly don't understand how 5-IAI never exploded with popularity. It was probably due to the lack of a good and reliable source.