3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone

3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone
3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formulaC16H21NO3
Molecular mass275.34 g/mol
AppearanceWhite or light tan powder
Melting pointMW 311.80; MP: 238-239 °C with decomposition; Soluble in chloroform, methanol, deionized water /3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone hydrochloride/
Chiralityracemic
Identifiers
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IUPAC name1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylpentan-1-one
Cannonical SMILESCCCC(C(=O)C1=CC2=C(C=C1)OCO2)N3CCCC3
InChIInChI=1S/C16H21NO3/c1-2-5-13(17-8-3-4-9-17)16(18)12-6-7-14-15(10-12)20-11-19-14/h6-7,10,13H,2-5,8-9,11H2,1H3
InChIKeySYHGEUNFJIGTRX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (also known as Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, MDPV, MPDV cpd, 1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-pentanone, Pyrovalerone, methylendioxy-, HSDB 7980, 1-Pentanone, 1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-, (RS)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one, Synthetic Cathinone or Synthetic Cathinones) is a stimulant substance of the methcathinone class.

Chemistry

3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone is typically prepared in the form of its amine salts methylenedioxypyrovalerone hydrochloride.

3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone is a racemic mixture of two optical stereoisomers.

See also