Dipentylone (also known as dimethylpentylone or ''N'',''N''-dimethylpentylone) is a
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 ...
derivative with
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,
which 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. ...
,
first detected in Sweden in 2014.
Pharmacology
Pentylone
Pentylone is a stimulant developed in the 1960s. It is a substituted cathinone that has been identified in some samples of powders sold as "NRG-1", along with varying blends of other cathinone derivatives including flephedrone, MDPBP, MDPV, a ...
is a known metabolite of dipentylone.
Society and Culture
Dipentylone was first identified in toxicology samples in the US in late 2021 and has been tracked by the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education (CFSRE) through its NPS Discovery program as an increasingly common drug mismarketed as
MDMA
3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy (tablet form), and molly (crystal form), is an empathogen–entactogenic drug with stimulant and minor Psychedelic drug, psychedelic properties. In studies, it has been used ...
where
eutylone
Eutylone (also known as β-keto-1,3-benzodioxolyl-''N''-ethylbutanamine, bk-EBDB, and ''N''-ethylbutylone) is a stimulant and empathogenic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, phenylisobutylamine, and cathinone families which was developed i ...
was previously commonly mismarketed as MDMA.
On June 26, 2023, the United States Customs and Border Protection seized 32.2 kilograms of dipentylone, sent from China labeled as "beauty products" mailed to an address in Washington, D.C.
On July 10, 2023, Jacksonville DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Mike Dubet gave an interview to
WJXT
WJXT (channel 4) is an independent television station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It is owned by Graham Media Group alongside The CW, CW affiliate WCWJ (channel 17). The two stations share studios at 4 Broadcast Place on the south ...
(news4jax) reporting that dipentylone has been found in possession by people attending nightclubs and bars in the Jacksonville, Florida area.
Legal status
Dipentylone is not specifically listed in the United States Controlled Substance Act but would be considered Schedule I as a positional isomer of the Schedule I substance
''N''-ethylpentylone in the United States, defined as "all isomers" within that definition.
See also
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Dibutylone
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Diethylpropion
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Dimethylone
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Ephylone
''N''-Ethylpentylone (β-keto-ethylbenzodioxolylpentanamine, βk-ethyl-K, βk-EBDP, ephylone) is a substituted cathinone and stimulant drug which was developed in the 1960s.
It has been reported as a novel designer drug in several countries inc ...
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Isohexylone
Isohexylone is a recreational designer drug from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It was first identified in the United Kingdom in June 2019.
See also
* Methylone
* 5-Methylethylone
* Butylone
* Desmethylsibutramine
* Eu ...
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MDPV
Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (abbreviated MDPV, and also called monkey dust) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that acts as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI). It was first developed in the 1960s by a team at Boehringer Ing ...
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N-Ethylhexedrone
''N''-Ethylhexedrone (also known as α-ethylaminocaprophenone, ''N''-ethylnorhexedrone, hexen, and NEH) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that acts as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) with IC50 inhibition values of 0.09 ...
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N-Ethylhexylone
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Pentylone
Pentylone is a stimulant developed in the 1960s. It is a substituted cathinone that has been identified in some samples of powders sold as "NRG-1", along with varying blends of other cathinone derivatives including flephedrone, MDPBP, MDPV, a ...
References
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Alpha-Propylphenethylamines
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Dimethylamino compounds