3-Fluoromethcathinone Explained

3-Fluoromethcathinone should not be confused with Flephedrone.

3-Fluoromethcathinone (also known as 3-FMC) is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes that has been sold online as a designer drug.^{[1] [2]} It is a structural isomer of flephedrone (4-fluoromethcathinone).

3-Fluoroisomethcathinone is produced as a by-product when 3-FMC is synthesized, the activity of this compound is unknown.^[3]

Effects

This chemical's effects and safety have not been studied scientifically.

Legal status

In the United States, 3-FMC is Schedule I controlled substance.^[4]

In the United Kingdom, 3-FMC is a controlled drug under the cathinone blanket ban.

3-FMC is an Anlage II controlled drug in Germany.

3-FMC is banned in the Czech Republic.^[5]

See also

• 3,5-Difluoromethcathinone
• 3-Fluoroamphetamine
• 3-Fluoroethamphetamine
• 3-Fluoromethamphetamine
• Substituted cathinone

Notes and References

1. Ondra P, Válka I, Knob R, Ginterová P, Maier V . Analysis of Amphetamine-Derived Designer Drugs by Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry . Journal of Analytical Toxicology . 40 . 1 . 78–85 . October 2015 . 26446487 . 10.1093/jat/bkv113 . free .
2. Archer RP . Fluoromethcathinone, a new substance of abuse . Forensic Science International . 185 . 1–3 . 10–20 . March 2009 . 19195800 . 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.013 .
3. http://www.the-ltg.org/data/uploads/posters/methcase.pdf Two cases of confirmed ingestion of the novel designer compounds: 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone) and 3-fluoromethcathinone
4. https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/03/07/2014-04997/schedules-of-controlled-substances-temporary-placement-of-10-synthetic-cathinones-into-schedule-i Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 10 Synthetic Cathinones Into Schedule I
5. Web site: Látky, o které byl doplněn seznam č. 4 psychotropních látek (příloha č. 4 k nařízení vlády č. 463/2013 Sb.) . Ministerstvo zdravotnictví . Czech . 6 February 2016 . 9 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309174659/http://www.mzcr.cz/Admin/_upload/files/3/Nov%C3%A9%20PL.pdf . dead .