4-Methyl-α-ethylaminopentiophenone explained
| Iupac Name: | 2-(Ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone |
| Legal Br: | F2 |
| Legal Br Comment: | [1] |
| Legal Ca: | Schedule I |
| Legal De: | NpSG |
| Legal Uk: | Class B |
| Legal Us: | Schedule I |
| Cas Number: | 746540-82-9 |
| Cas Supplemental: |
18297-05-7 (HCl) |
| Unii: | R2APU4QOW0 |
| Pubchem: | 205601 |
| Chemspiderid: | 178132 |
| Synonyms: | 4-MEAP; 4-MEAPP; N-Ethyl-4'-methylnorpentedrone; 2-(Ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone; 4-Methyl-alpha-ethylaminopentiophenone |
| C: | 14 |
| H: | 21 |
| N: | 1 |
| O: | 1 |
| Smiles: | CC1=CC=C(C(C(CCC)NCC)=O)C=C1 |
| Stdinchi: | 1S/C14H21NO/c1-4-6-13(15-5-2)14(16)12-9-7-11(3)8-10-12/h7-10,13,15H,4-6H2,1-3H3 |
| Stdinchikey: | IKIANZXWCBSIGA-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
4-Methyl-α-ethylaminopentiophenone (4-MEAP) is a designer drug of the cathinone class.[2] [3] It is a higher homolog of 4-methylpentedrone (4-MPD) with an ethyl group in place of the methyl group. 4-MEAP has been found in samples of drugs sold as 4-MPD.[4]
In the United States, 4-MEAP is a Schedule I Controlled Substance.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Anvisa . Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency . 2023-07-24 . RDC Nº 804 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial . Collegiate Board Resolution No. 804 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827163149/https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-rdc-n-804-de-24-de-julho-de-2023-498447451 . 2023-08-27 . 2023-08-27 . . pt-BR . 2023-07-25.
- Varma A, Patel N, Ford L, Jones R, Vale JA . Misuse of 2-(ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone (4-MEAP), a synthetic cathinone . Clinical Toxicology . 55 . 3 . 231–232 . March 2017 . 28074662 . 10.1080/15563650.2016.1271132 . 40402609 .
- Rojkiewicz M, Kuś P, Kusz J, Książek M . Spectroscopic and crystallographic characterization of two cathinone derivatives: 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)pentan-1-one (4-FPD) hydrochloride and 1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(ethylamino)pentan-1-one (4-MEAP) hydrochloride . Forensic Toxicology . 36 . 1 . 141–150 . 2018 . 29367865 . 5754380 . 10.1007/s11419-017-0393-6 .
- Hamby D, Burnett A, Jablonsky M, Twamley B, Kavanagh PV, Gardner EA . 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 . May 2015 . 25923458 . 10.1111/1556-4029.12712 . 19336157 .
- Web site: Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of N-Ethylhexedrone, α-PHP, 4-MEAP, MPHP, PV8, and 4-Chloro-α-PVP in Schedule I . Drug Enforcement Administration . 2019-07-31 . 2021-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210430020931/https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2019/fr0501.htm . dead .
