Thiothinone, also known as β-ketomethiopropamine or βk-methiopropamine (βk-MPA) is a

stimulant Stimulants (also known as central nervous system stimulants, or psychostimulants, or colloquially as uppers) are a class of drugs that increase alertness. They are used for various purposes, such as enhancing attention, motivation, cognition, ...

that is the β-keto-substituted

analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable ** Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals *** Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ...

methiopropamine Methiopropamine (MPA), also known as ''N''-methylthiopropamine, is an organic compound structural analog, structurally related to methamphetamine. Originally reported in 1942, the molecule consists of a thiophene functional group, group with an ...

and has been sold online as a

designer drug A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. ...

. It is structurally related to

methcathinone Methcathinone (α-methylamino-propiophenone or ephedrone) (sometimes called "cat" or "jeff" or "catnip" or "M-Kat" or "kat" or "intash") is a monoamine alkaloid and psychoactive stimulant, a substituted cathinone. It is used as a recreational d ...

however the phenyl group has been substituted for thiophene instead. Thiothinone was also reported to be a

pyrolysis Pyrolysis is a process involving the Bond cleavage, separation of covalent bonds in organic matter by thermal decomposition within an Chemically inert, inert environment without oxygen. Etymology The word ''pyrolysis'' is coined from the Gree ...

product of

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Cathinones Designer drugs Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors Stimulants Thiopropamines {{Psychoactive-stub

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