2-Methylmethcathinone

2-methylmethcathinone
Legal status
Legal status	UK: Class B; US: Schedule I;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-(2-methylphenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one;
CAS Number	1246911-71-6 ;
PubChem CID	56603536;
ChemSpider	37701507;
UNII	8Z237SST51;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID001043043 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H15NO
Molar mass	177.247 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)C(C)NC;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H15NO/c1-8-6-4-5-7-10(8)11(13)9(2)12-3/h4-7,9,12H,1-3H3; Key:PRGXFAWAMOFULD-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

2-Methylmethcathinone (2-MMC), also known as ortomephedrone is a recreational designer drug with stimulant and euphoric effects. It is a substituted cathinone derivative, closely related to better known drugs such as 3-methylmethcathinone and 4-methylmethcathinone (mephedrone).^[1]^[2] It was first identified in Sweden in 2014,^[3] and has subsequently been reported in other European countries such as Poland^[4] and Spain.^[5]

References

^ Maas A, Sydow K, Madea B, Hess C (April 2017). "Separation of ortho, meta and para isomers of methylmethcathinone (MMC) and methylethcathinone (MEC) using LC-ESI-MS/MS: Application to forensic serum samples". Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 1051: 118–125. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.01.046. PMID 28262446.
^ Nowak PM, Woźniakiewicz M, Mitoraj M, Sagan F, Kościelniak P (March 2018). "Thermodynamics of acid-base dissociation of several cathinones and 1-phenylethylamine, studied by an accurate capillary electrophoresis method free from the Joule heating impact". Journal of Chromatography A. 1539: 78–86. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2018.01.047. PMID 29409596.
^ "Europol 2014 Annual Report on the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA" (PDF). European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 10 May 2005.
^ Adamowicz P, Gieroń J, Gil D, Lechowicz W, Skulska A, Tokarczyk B (January 2016). "The prevalence of new psychoactive substances in biological material - a three-year review of casework in Poland". Drug Testing and Analysis. 8 (1): 63–70. doi:10.1002/dta.1924. PMID 26666629.
^ Hart CL (2021). Drug use for grown-ups : chasing liberty in the land of fear. New York. ISBN 978-1-101-98164-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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[1] Maas A, Sydow K, Madea B, Hess C (April 2017). "Separation of ortho, meta and para isomers of methylmethcathinone (MMC) and methylethcathinone (MEC) using LC-ESI-MS/MS: Application to forensic serum samples". Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 1051: 118–125. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2017.01.046. PMID 28262446.

[2] Nowak PM, Woźniakiewicz M, Mitoraj M, Sagan F, Kościelniak P (March 2018). "Thermodynamics of acid-base dissociation of several cathinones and 1-phenylethylamine, studied by an accurate capillary electrophoresis method free from the Joule heating impact". Journal of Chromatography A. 1539: 78–86. doi:10.1016/j.chroma.2018.01.047. PMID 29409596.

[3] "Europol 2014 Annual Report on the implementation of Council Decision 2005/387/JHA" (PDF). European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. 10 May 2005.

[4] Adamowicz P, Gieroń J, Gil D, Lechowicz W, Skulska A, Tokarczyk B (January 2016). "The prevalence of new psychoactive substances in biological material - a three-year review of casework in Poland". Drug Testing and Analysis. 8 (1): 63–70. doi:10.1002/dta.1924. PMID 26666629.

[5] Hart CL (2021). Drug use for grown-ups : chasing liberty in the land of fear. New York. ISBN 978-1-101-98164-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Legal status

Legal status	UK: Class B US: Schedule I
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(2-methylphenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number	1246911-71-6^Y
PubChem CID	56603536
ChemSpider	37701507
UNII	8Z237SST51
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID001043043
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₁₁H₁₅NO
Molar mass	177.247 g·mol⁻¹
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC1=CC=CC=C1C(=O)C(C)NC
InChI InChI=1S/C11H15NO/c1-8-6-4-5-7-10(8)11(13)9(2)12-3/h4-7,9,12H,1-3H3 Key:PRGXFAWAMOFULD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

2-Methylmethcathinone

See also

References