PCPEP

PCPEP

Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(1-phenylcyclopentyl)piperidine
CAS Number	23036-19-3
PubChem CID	13015299
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H23N
Molar mass	229.367 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C1CCN(CC1)C2(CCCC2)C3=CC=CC=C3
InChI InChI=1S/C16H23N/c1-3-9-15(10-4-1)16(11-5-6-12-16)17-13-7-2-8-14-17/h1,3-4,9-10H,2,5-8,11-14H2 Key:KNZVHCGBSJFKIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

PCPEP (1-phenyl-1-piperidinylcyclopentane) is a designer drug from the arylcyclohexylamine family, which has dissociative effects. It is the ring-contracted cyclopentyl homologue of PCP and has around 1/10th the potency of PCP, making it a similar potency to ketamine. ^{[1] [2]} It has been sold as an illicit drug in Japan.

See also

• Ketamir

References

1. Shulgin AT, Mac Lean DE (1976). "Illicit synthesis of phencyclidine (PCP) and several of its analogs". Clinical Toxicology. 9 (4): 553–560. doi:10.3109/15563657608988157. PMID   975751.
2. Shannon HE, McQuinn RL, Vaupel DB, Cone EJ (February 1983). "Effects of cycloalkyl ring analogs of phencyclidine on behavior in rodents". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 224 (2): 327–333. doi:10.1016/S0022-3565(25)33474-9. PMID   6822958.