4-Chloro-3-Methylmethcathinone (4-Cl-3-MMC) is a
chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...
from the
substituted cathinone
Substituted cathinones, or simply cathinones, which include some stimulants and Empathogen-entactogen, entactogens, are chemical derivative, derivatives of cathinone. They feature a substituted phenethylamine, phenethylamine core with an alkyl ...
family. It has
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, ...
effects, and has been sold 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 was first identified in Sweden in 2021. It is illegal in Italy and Finland,
as well as under generic legislation in various other jurisdictions.
See also
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3-Methylmethcathinone
3-Methylmethcathinone (3-MMC), also known as metaphedrone, is a designer drug from the substituted cathinone family. 3-MMC is a monoamine transporter substrate (a substance acted upon by monoamine transporters in the brain) that potently releas ...
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4-Chloromethcathinone
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MFPVP
MFPVP (3-Methyl-4-fluoro-α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone) is a psychoactive agent new psychoactive drugs/medications from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It was first identified in Sweden in April 2020 and was among the mos ...
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Designer drugs
Chloroarenes
Norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
Secondary amines