4-Methylethcathinone

4-Methylethcathinone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-2-ethylamino-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-one
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Class B (UK), I-P (Poland) [1]
Identifiers
CAS number 1225617-18-4 Y
1266688-86-1 (hydrochloride)
ATC code None
Synonyms 4-methyl-N-ethylcathinone; 2-ethylamino-1-p-tolylpropan-1-one
Chemical data
Formula C12H17NO 
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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4-Methylethcathinone or 4-MEC is a stimulant and entactogen drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. The drug has been marketed alone or in mixtures with other substituted cathinones under the name "NRG-2", although other blends such as "NRG-1" may have been more ambiguous with their ingredients.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ = WDU20111050614 "Ustawa z dnia 15 kwietnia 2011 r. o zmianie ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii ( Dz.U. 2011 nr 105 poz. 614 )". Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id = WDU20111050614. Retrieved 17 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Brandt, S. D.; Sumnall, H. R.; Measham, F.; Cole, J. (2010). "4-fmc infomail: rc_hu@yahoo.com". BMJ 341: c3564. doi:10.1136/bmj.c3564. PMID 20605894.  edit
  3. ^ Brandt SD, Sumnall HR, Measham F, Cole J (August 2010). "Analyses of second-generation 'legal highs' in the UK: initial findings". Drug Testing and Analysis 2 (8): 377–82. doi:10.1002/dta.155. PMID 20687197. 
  4. ^ Jankovics P, Váradi A, Tölgyesi L, Lohner S, Németh-Palotás J, Koszegi-Szalai H. Identification and characterization of the new designer drug 4'-methylethcathinone (4-MEC) and elaboration of a novel liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) screening method for seven different methcathinone analogs. Forensic Science International. 2011 Jul 15;210(1-3):213-20. PMID 21498012