N-Ethylheptylone (HEP) is a recreational designer drug from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It is a homologue of related drugs such as ethylone, eutylone, ephylone and N-ethylhexylone but with a longer pentyl side chain. It was first reported in Sweden in 2019.[1]

N-Ethylheptylone
Identifiers
  • 1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(ethylamino)heptan-1-one
PubChem CID
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H23NO3
Molar mass277.364 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCC(NCC)C(=O)c1ccc2OCOc2c1
  • InChI=1S/C16H23NO3/c1-3-5-6-7-13(17-4-2)16(18)12-8-9-14-15(10-12)20-11-19-14/h8-10,13,17H,3-7,11H2,1-2H3
  • Key:ZYFSMTZZSZKLKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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References

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  1. ^ European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction (December 2020). New psychoactive substances: global markets, glocal threats and the COVID-19 pandemic. An update from the EU Early Warning System (PDF). Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. doi:10.2810/921262. ISBN 9789294975584.