Benzedrone

Benzedrone

Clinical data
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only) UK: Class B
Identifiers
IUPAC name (±)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(benzylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number	1225617-75-3
PubChem CID	57493771
ChemSpider	25630094
UNII	V6Z5G5VE87
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401017094
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C17H19NO
Molar mass	253.345 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES c2ccccc2CNC(C)C(=O)c(cc1)ccc1C
InChI 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

• Substituted cathinone
• Benzphetamine
• Benzylone
• Cyputylone
• 4-MEC
• Mephedrone

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.