Pyrrolidinophenones are a class of stimulant recreational designer drugs including many substituted cathinones. The prototypical example is alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP).

Chemical structure of alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone

Pyrrolidinophenones have psychostimulant effects and are associated with central nervous system and cardiovascular toxicities.[1]

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  1. ^ Kei Zaitsu; Munehiro Katagi; Hitoshi Tsuchihashi; Akira Ishii (2014). "Recently abused synthetic cathinones, α-pyrrolidinophenone derivatives: a review of their pharmacology, acute toxicity, and metabolism". Forensic Toxicology. 32 (1): 1–8. doi:10.1007/s11419-013-0218-1. S2CID 25604845.