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]
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Other names | 4-MEAP; 4-MEAPP; N-Ethyl-4'-methylnorpentedrone; 2-(Ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone; 4-Methyl-alpha-ethylaminopentiophenone |
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Formula | C14H21NO |
Molar mass | 219.328 g·mol−1 |
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In the United States, 4-MEAP is a Schedule I Controlled Substance.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Anvisa (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] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-07-25). Archived from the original on 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Varma A, Patel N, Ford L, Jones R, Vale JA (March 2017). "Misuse of 2-(ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone (4-MEAP), a synthetic cathinone". Clinical Toxicology. 55 (3): 231–232. doi:10.1080/15563650.2016.1271132. PMID 28074662. S2CID 40402609.
- ^ Rojkiewicz M, Kuś P, Kusz J, Książek M (2018). "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. doi:10.1007/s11419-017-0393-6. PMC 5754380. PMID 29367865.
- ^ Hamby D, Burnett A, Jablonsky M, Twamley B, Kavanagh PV, Gardner EA (May 2015). "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. doi:10.1111/1556-4029.12712. PMID 25923458. S2CID 19336157.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ Varma, A.; Patel, N.; Ford, L.; Jones, R.; Vale, J. A. (2017). "Misuse of 2-(ethylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-pentanone (4-MEAP), a synthetic cathinone". Clinical Toxicology. 55 (3): 231–232. doi:10.1080/15563650.2016.1271132.