4-Methylpentedrone (also known as 4-MPD and 4-Methyl-α-methylamino-valerophenone), 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, ...
medication 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
NPS (New Psychoactive Substance). However it has already been invented in the years 1960. It has recently returned, is quite difficult to make; according resources depending on international relations.
It is a higher
homolog
In biology, homology is similarity in anatomical structures or genes between organisms of different taxa due to shared ancestry, ''regardless'' of current functional differences. Evolutionary biology explains homologous structures as retained her ...
of
4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and
4-methylbuphedrone (4-MeMABP), and the ''p''-methyl
derivative
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of
pentedrone. It can also be viewed as the methylamino analog of
pyrovalerone
(Centroton, 4-Methyl-β-keto-prolintane, Thymergix, O-2371) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that acts as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). It was developed in the 1980s and had briefly been approved in Spain an ...
.
A related compound,
4-methyl-α-ethylaminopentiophenone (4-MEAP), has been found to be incorrectly sold as 4-methylpentedrone.
See also
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Buphedrone
*
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 ...
References
Alpha-Propylphenethylamines
Cathinones
Designer drugs
Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors
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