Benzedrone

Benzedrone
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only)
  • UK: Class B
Identifiers
  • (±)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(benzylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H19NO
Molar mass253.345 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • c2ccccc2CNC(C)C(=O)c(cc1)ccc1C
  • InChI=1S/C17H19NO/c1-13-8-10-16(11-9-13)17(19)14(2)18-12-15-6-4-3-5-7-15/h3-11,14,18H,12H2,1-2H3
  • Key:KWHZRPBDEAQYDE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Benzedrone (4-MBC) is a designer drug which has been found since 2010 as an ingredient in a number of "bath salt" mixes sold as recreational drugs.[1][2][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "EMCDDA–Europol 2010 Annual Report" (PDF). European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ Andy. "Research on Head Shop drugs in Dublin: Part 2". Drugs.ie. Dublin.
  3. ^ Kelleher C, Christie R, Lalor K, Fox J, Bowden M, O'Donnel C. "An overview of new psychoactive substances and the outlets supplying them" (PDF). Centre for Social and Educational Research, Dublin Institute of Technology. Dublin: National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-25.
  4. ^ Niebel A, Westendorf L, Krumbiegel F, Hartwig S, Parr MK, Tsokos M (August 2021). "Prevalence and concentrations of new designer stimulants, synthetic opioids, benzodiazepines, and hallucinogens in postmortem hair samples: A 13-year retrospective study". Drug Testing and Analysis. 14 (1): 110–121. doi:10.1002/dta.3150. PMID 34435749.
  5. ^ Niebel A, Pragst F, Krumbiegel F, Hartwig S (December 2021). "Prevalence of cathinones and other new psychoactive substances in hair of parents and children of families with known or suspected parental abuse of conventional illegal drugs". Forensic Science International. 331: 111148. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111148. PMID 34923263. S2CID 245098357.