MMB-2201 explained

MMB-2201 (also known as MMB-5F-PICA,^[1] 5F-MMB-PICA, 5F-AMB-PICA, and I-AMB) is a potent indole-3-carboxamide based synthetic cannabinoid,^[2] which has been sold as a designer drug and as an active ingredient in synthetic cannabis blends.^[3] It was first reported in Russia and Belarus in January 2014, but has since been sold in a number of other countries. In the United States, MMB-2201 was identified in Drug Enforcement Administration drug seizures for the first time in 2018.^[4]

MMB-2201 is the indole core analogue of 5F-AMB. Synthetic cannabinoid compounds with an indole-3-carboxamide or indazole-3-carboxamide core bearing a N-1-methoxycarbonyl group with attached isopropyl or tert-butyl substituent, have proved to be much more dangerous than older synthetic cannabinoid compounds previously reported, and have been linked to many deaths in Russia, Japan, Europe and the United States.^{[5] [6]}

Legality

MMB-2201 is illegal in Russia, Belarus and Sweden.^[7]

See also

• 5F-AB-PINACA
• 5F-ADB
• MDMB-CHMICA
• MDMB-CHMINACA
• MDMB-FUBINACA

Notes and References

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2. Banister SD, Longworth M, Kevin R, Sachdev S, Santiago M, Stuart J, Mack JB, Glass M, McGregor IS, Connor M, Kassiou M . Pharmacology of Valinate and tert-Leucinate Synthetic Cannabinoids 5F-AMBICA, 5F-AMB, 5F-ADB, AMB-FUBINACA, MDMB-FUBINACA, MDMB-CHMICA, and Their Analogues . ACS Chemical Neuroscience . 7 . 9 . 1241–1254 . September 2016 . 27421060 . 10.1021/acschemneuro.6b00137 .
3. Web site: MMB-2201 . Cayman Chemical . 16 July 2015.
4. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine . 20 . 1 . 2019 . 17–24 . Adolescents and Drug Abuse: 21st Century Synthetic Substances . Yin S . 10.1016/j.cpem.2019.03.003 . 88290992 .
5. New Synthetic Cannabinoid – Methyl 2--Amino}Butyrate – as a Designer Drug ]. Shevyrin VA, Morzherin YY, Melkozerov VP, Nevero AS . Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds . July 2014 . 50 . 4 . 583–586 . 10.1007/s10593-014-1511-6. 97489753 .
6. Shevyrin V, Melkozerov V, Nevero A, Eltsov O, Shafran Y, Morzherin Y, Lebedev AT . Identification and analytical characteristics of synthetic cannabinoids with an indazole-3-carboxamide structure bearing a N-1-methoxycarbonylalkyl group . Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry . 407 . 21 . 6301–6315 . August 2015 . 25893797 . 10.1007/s00216-015-8612-7 . 31838655 .
7. Web site: Cannabinoider föreslås bli klassade som hälsofarlig vara . Cannabinoids are proposed to be classified as a health hazard . sv . Folkhälsomyndigheten . The Public Health Authority . 29 June 2015.