Chemistry:4-Ethylmethcathinone

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Short description: Simulant designer drug and entactogen
4-ethylmethcathinone
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FormulaC12H17NO
Molar mass191.274 g·mol−1
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4-Ethylmethcathinone (4-EMC) is a recreational designer drug of the stimulant and entactogen class.[1] It is a structural isomer of 4-MEC and 3,4-DMMC.[2] It has been identified in many countries around the world, initially in Europe but was first found in Australia in 2020. [3]

Legal status

In the United States 4-EMC is considered a Schedule I controlled substance as a positional isomer of 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC).[4]

4-Ethylmethcathinone is a controlled substance in the US state of Vermont (As of January 2016).[5] It is also covered by analogue provisions in many other jurisdictions.

See also

References

  1. "Monoamine transporter and receptor interaction profiles of novel psychoactive substances: para-halogenated amphetamines and pyrovalerone cathinones". European Neuropsychopharmacology 25 (3): 365–76. March 2015. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.12.012. PMID 25624004. http://edoc.unibas.ch/56167/1/20170921162745_59c3cc617d4fd.pdf. 
  2. "Resolution of isomeric new designer stimulants using gas chromatography - Vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and theoretical computations". Analytica Chimica Acta 971: 55–67. June 2017. doi:10.1016/j.aca.2017.03.023. PMID 28456284. 
  3. "The complexities associated with new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater: The case of 4-ethylmethcathinone". Drug Testing and Analysis 12 (10): 1494–1500. October 2020. doi:10.1002/dta.2890. PMID 32621345. 
  4. "Lists of: Scheduling Actions Controlled Substances Regulated Chemicals". February 2023. https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/orangebook.pdf. 
  5. "Regulated Drugs Rule". Vermont Department of Health. http://healthvermont.gov/regs/documents/regulated_drugs_rule_20160101.pdf.