4-Methylpentedrone

4-Methylpentedrone

Legal status
Legal status	DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only) UK: Class B
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-methylamino-pentan-1-one
CAS Number	1373918-61-6^Y
ChemSpider	58951581
UNII	G83HJ935NV
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID301032536
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C13H19NO
Molar mass	205.301 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCCC(NC)C(=O)c1ccc(C)cc1
InChI InChI=1S/C13H19NO/c1-4-5-12(14-3)13(15)11-8-6-10(2)7-9-11/h6-9,12,14H,4-5H2,1-3H3 Key:AKVKBEDACKJNPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

4-Methylpentedrone (also known as 4-MPD and 4-Methyl-α-methylamino-valerophenone), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug. It is a higher homolog of 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone) and 4-methylbuphedrone (4-MeMABP), and the p-methyl derivative of pentedrone. It can also be viewed as the methylamino analog of pyrovalerone.

A related compound, 4-methyl-α-ethylaminopentiophenone (4-MEAP), has been found to be incorrectly sold as 4-methylpentedrone.^[1][2]

See also

• Buphedrone
• Substituted cathinone

References

1. Hamby D, Burnett A, Jablonsky M, Twamley B, Kavanagh PV, Gardner EA (May 2015). "Identification of 2-(ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone (4-MEAP), a New "Legal High" Sold by an Internet Vendor as 4-Methyl Pentedrone". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 60 (3): 721–6. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.12712. PMID 25923458. S2CID 19336157.
2. Uchiyama N, Matsuda S, Kawamura M, Shimokawa Y, Kikura-Hanajiri R, Aritake K, et al. (October 2014). "Characterization of four new designer drugs, 5-chloro-NNEI, NNEI indazole analog, α-PHPP and α-POP, with 11 newly distributed designer drugs in illegal products". Forensic Science International. 243: 1–13. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.03.013. PMID 24769262.