4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone

4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-butanone
Chemical data
Formula C15H21NO
Molar mass 231.333 g/mol
Chirality 1 : 1 mixture (racemate)

4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone or MPBP is a stimulant compound which has been reported as a novel designer drug.[1][2] It is closely related to pyrovalerone, being simply its chain-shortened homologue.

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References

  1. Peters, FT; Meyer, MR; Fritschi, G; Maurer, HH (2005). "Studies on the metabolism and toxicological detection of the new designer drug 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinobutyrophenone (MPBP) in rat urine using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry". Journal of Chromatography B 824 (1–2): 81–91. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.07.003. PMID 16046201.
  2. Peters, FT; Meyer, MR; Theobald, DS; Maurer, HH (2008). "Identification of cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the metabolism of the new designer drug 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinobutyrophenone". Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals 36 (1): 163–8. doi:10.1124/dmd.107.017293. PMID 17962373.


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