α-PCyP (α-PyrrolidinoCyclohexanoPhenone) is a
stimulant
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drug of the
cathinone
Cathinone (; also known as β-ketoamphetamine) is a monoamine alkaloid found in the shrub ''Catha edulis'' (khat) and is chemically similar to ephedrine, cathine, methcathinone and other amphetamines. It is probably the main contributor to t ...
class that has been sold online as a
designer drug
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. In a series of alpha-substituted pyrrolidinyl cathinone derivatives developed in 2015, the alpha-cyclopentyl derivative was found to have around the same potency ''in vitro'' as an
inhibitor
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of the
dopamine transporter
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as the alpha-propyl derivative
α-PVP, while the alpha-cyclohexyl derivative α-PCyP was around twice as strong.
See also
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PCPy
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Picilorex
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α-PHP
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α-PHiP
α-Pyrrolidinoisohexanophenone (mainly known as A-PiHP or α-PiHP) is a stimulant drug of the Substituted cathinone, cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug. It acts as a potent Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor, ...
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Alpha-D2PV
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βk-Ephenidine
2-(Ethylamino)-1,2-diphenylethanone (also known as α-ethylamino-deoxybenzoin, ±-(Ethylamino)benzyl(phenyl)-ketone and βk-Ephenidine) is a chemical compound which was first invented in 1955, researched by ICI in 1969 as an antidepressant, and ...
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Diphenidine
Diphenidine (1,2-DEP, DPD, DND) is a dissociative anesthetic that has been sold as a designer drug.
Diphenidine was first synthesized in 1924 using a Bruylants reaction similar to the one later employed in the discovery of phencyclidine in 1 ...
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Indapyrophenidone
Indapyrophenidone is a synthetic drug of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug.
The substance is the indanyl-α-phenyl analogue of the stimulant drug α-PVP; however, it is also structurally related to diarylethylami ...
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UWA-101
UWA-101 (also known as α-cyclopropyl-MDMA) is a phenethylamine derivative researched as a potential treatment for Parkinson's disease. Its chemical structure is very similar to that of the illegal drug MDMA, the only difference being the replac ...
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Zylofuramine
Zylofuramine is a stimulant drug. It was developed in 1961, and was intended for use as an appetite suppressant and for the treatment of senile dementia in the elderly, but there is little information about it and it does not appear to have ever ...
References
Pyrrolidinophenones
Designer drugs
Serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
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