4-Ethylmethcathinone

4-Ethylmethcathinone (4-EMC) is a recreational designer drug of the stimulant and entactogen class.[1] It is a structural isomer of 4-MEC and 3,4-DMMC.[2] It has been identified in many countries around the world, initially in Europe but was first found in Australia in 2020. [3]

4-ethylmethcathinone
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 1-(4-ethylphenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one
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PubChem CID
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H17NO
Molar mass191.274 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C(C(C)NC)(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC
  • InChI=1S/C12H17NO/c1-4-10-5-7-11(8-6-10)12(14)9(2)13-3/h5-9,13H,4H2,1-3H3
  • Key:FUYPDKFWOHBUFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

In the United States 4-EMC is considered a schedule 1 controlled substance as a positional isomer of 4-Methylethcathinone (4-MEC).[4]

4-Ethylmethcathinone is a controlled substance in the US state of Vermont as of January 2016.[5] It is also covered by analogue provisions in many other jurisdictions.

See also

References
  1. Rickli A, Hoener MC, Liechti ME (March 2015). "Monoamine transporter and receptor interaction profiles of novel psychoactive substances: para-halogenated amphetamines and pyrovalerone cathinones" (PDF). European Neuropsychopharmacology. 25 (3): 365–76. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.12.012. PMID 25624004. S2CID 5511568.
  2. Skultety L, Frycak P, Qiu C, Smuts J, Shear-Laude L, Lemr K, et al. (June 2017). "Resolution of isomeric new designer stimulants using gas chromatography - Vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and theoretical computations". Analytica Chimica Acta. 971: 55–67. doi:10.1016/j.aca.2017.03.023. PMID 28456284.
  3. Bade R, Abbate V, Abdelaziz A, Nguyen L, Trobbiani S, Stockham P, Elliott S, White JM, Gerber C (October 2020). "The complexities associated with new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater: The case of 4-ethylmethcathinone". Drug Testing and Analysis. 12 (10): 1494–1500. doi:10.1002/dta.2890. PMID 32621345. S2CID 220335553.
  4. "Lists of: Scheduling Actions Controlled Substances Regulated Chemicals" (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice. February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. "Regulated Drugs Rule" (PDF). Vermont Department of Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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