Flephedrone

4-Fluoromethcathinone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-methylaminopropan-1-one
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	Illegal in Czech Republic,[citation needed] Denmark,[citation needed] UK,[citation needed] Poland, some states within the US
Routes	Oral
Identifiers
CAS number	7589-35-7
ATC code	?
ChemSpider	21477355 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C10H12FNO
Mol. mass	181.206 g/mol
SMILES CNC(C)C(=O)c(cc1)ccc1F
InChI InChI=1S/C10H12FNO/c1-7(12-2)10(13)8-3-5-9(11)6-4-8/h3-7,12H,1-2H3 Y Key:MWKQPIROPJSFRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Flephedrone, also known as 4-fluoromethcathinone (4-FMC), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone chemical class.

History

Flephedrone started to be sold as a designer drug in 2008, along with its positional isomer 3-fluoromethcathinone (3-FMC).

3-Fluoromethcathinone

Toxicity

Flephedrone has only a short history of human use and its toxicity is not well established. Hyperthermia, convulsions and other typical complications may be expected in overdose. p-Halogenated amphetamines are known for their metabolite neurotoxicity, although there is no evidence to suggest that fluoroamphetamines and fluorocathinones would behave in the same way.

Legality

Flephedrone has been illegal in Denmark since December 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Flephedrone has been illegal in the UK since April 2010.

Flephedrone has been illegal in Poland since April 2010, but 3-FMC is still legal.

Flephedrone has been classed as a narcotic in Sweden since October 2010.

Flephedrone has been listed since January 2011 as a Schedule I drug in Florida (United States).

Flephedrone (4-Fluoromethcathinone) was classified as a schedule I controlled substance in Georgia (United States) in May 2011.

Flephedrone has been listed since June 2011 as a Schedule I drug in Pennsylvania (United States).

See also

• Substituted cathinones