Eutylone (also known as β-keto-1,3-benzodioxolyl-''N''-ethylbutanamine, bk-EBDB, and ''N''-ethylbutylone) is a
stimulant
Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...
and
empathogenic compound developed in the 1960s,
which is classified 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. Des ...
. It was first reported to the
EMCDDA in 2014 and became widespread internationally in 2019-2020 following bans on the related compound
ephylone.
It is not a natural, but a synthetic cathinone.
In 2021, eutylone was the most common cathinone identified by the Drug Enforcement Administration in the United States.
Legal status
Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying eutylone as a hazardous substance, on September 25, 2019.
In the United States Eutylone is considered a schedule 1 controlled substance as a positional isomer of
Pentylone
Pentylone (β-Keto-Methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine, βk-Methyl-K, βk-MBDP, methylenedioxypentedrone, or 1‐(3,4‐methylenedioxyphenyl)‐2‐(methylamino)pentan‐1‐one) is a stimulant developed in the 1960s. It is a substituted cathinone ( ...
[https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/orangebook.pdf]
See also
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5-Methylethylone
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Butylone
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Ethyl-J
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Ethylone
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Ephylone
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''N''-Ethylhexedrone
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''N''-Ethylhexylone
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''N''-Ethylheptylone
References
{{Phenethylamines
Cathinones
Designer drugs
Benzodioxoles
Serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
Entactogens and empathogens