Methedrone

Not to be confused with methedrine, mephedrone, methadone, or methylone.
Methedrone
Clinical data
Other namespara-Methoxymethcathinone; 4-Methoxymethcathinone; bk-PMMA; PMMC; Methoxyphedrine; 4-MeOMC
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life26.2 ± 0.7 hours[citation needed]
Identifiers
  • (RS)-1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.209.920 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC11H15NO2
Molar mass193.246 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • O=C(c1ccc(OC)cc1)C(NC)C
  • InChI=1S/C11H15NO2/c1-8(12-2)11(13)9-4-6-10(14-3)7-5-9/h4-8,12H,1-3H3 checkY
  • Key:MQUIHBQDYYAEMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Methedrone (para-methoxymethcathinone, 4-methoxymethcathinone, bk-PMMA, PMMC, methoxyphedrine, 4-MeOMC) is a recreational drug of the cathinone chemical class.[2] Chemically, methedrone is closely related to para-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA), methylone and mephedrone. Methedrone received media attention in 2009 after the death of two young Swedish men. In both cases toxicology analysis showed methedrone was the only drug present in both men during the time of their overdose and subsequent deaths.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Ustawa z dnia 15 kwietnia 2011 r. o zmianie ustawy o przeciwdziałaniu narkomanii (Dz.U. 2011 nr 105 poz. 614)". Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Cathinone and its analogues (e.g. mephedrone, methedrone, α- pyrrolidinovalerophenone)". World Anti-Doping Agency. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
  3. ^ Wikström M, Thelander G, Nyström I, Kronstrand R (November 2010). "Two fatal intoxications with the new designer drug methedrone (4-methoxymethcathinone)". Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 34 (9): 594–8. doi:10.1093/jat/34.9.594. PMID 21073814.
  4. ^ "EMCDDA and Europol step up information collection on mephedrone". Drugnet Europe. No. online 69. January–March 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2018.