Mephedrone

Mephedrone
Mephedrone
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formulaC11H15NO
Molecular mass177.24 g/mol
AppearanceFine-white to off-white or slightly colored powder ... also found in tablet or capsule form
Chiralityracemic
Identifiers
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IUPAC name2-(methylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-one
Cannonical SMILESCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)C(C)NC
InChIInChI=1S/C11H15NO/c1-8-4-6-10(7-5-8)11(13)9(2)12-3/h4-7,9,12H,1-3H3
InChIKeyYELGFTGWJGBAQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Mephedrone (also known as 4-methylmethcathinone, Meow meow, 4-MMC, M-CAT, Bounce, Bubbles, Mad cow, 4-methylephedrone, bk-4-methylmethamphetamine or beta-keto-4-methylmethamphetamine) is a stimulant substance of the methcathinone class.

Chemistry

Mephedrone is typically prepared in the form of its amine salts hydrochloride.

Mephedrone is a racemic mixture of two optical stereoisomers.

See also