Thiothinone Explained
Thiothinone (βk-MPA) is a stimulant that is the beta-keto substituted analog of methiopropamine and has been sold online as a designer drug.[1] [2] [3] It is structurally related to methcathinone however the phenyl group has been substituted for thiophene instead.
Thiothinone was also reported to be a pyrolysis product of methiopropamine.[4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: 2-Thiothinone (hydrochloride) . Cayman Chemical . 9 September 2015.
- α-Thienylaminoalkanes . Blicke FF, Burckhalter JS . Journal of the American Chemical Society . March 1942 . 64 . 3 . 477–480 . 10.1021/ja01255a001.
- Gambaro V, Casagni E, Dell'Acqua L, Roda G, Tamborini L, Visconti GL, Demartin F . Identification and characterization of a new designer drug thiothinone in seized products . January 2016 . Forensic Toxicology . 34 . 1 . 174–178 . 10.1007/s11419-015-0289-2. 25991798 .
- Bouso ED, Gardner EA, O'Brien JE, Talbot B, Kavanagh PV . Characterization of the pyrolysis products of methiopropamine . Drug Testing and Analysis . 6 . 7–8 . 676–83 . July–August 2014 . 24166818 . 10.1002/dta.1571 .