Flephedrone

Stimulant designer drug From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Flephedrone, also known as 4-fluoromethcathinone (4-FMC), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone chemical class that has been sold online as a designer drug starting in 2008.[3]

Other names4-Fluoromethcathinone; 4-FMC
Routes of
administration
Oral, insufflation, vaporized
Legal status
Quick facts Clinical data, Other names ...
Flephedrone
Ball-and-stick model of the flephedrone molecule
Clinical data
Other names4-Fluoromethcathinone; 4-FMC
Routes of
administration
Oral, insufflation, vaporized
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 1-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H12FNO
Molar mass181.210 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • CNC(C)C(=O)c(cc1)ccc1F
  • InChI=1S/C10H12FNO/c1-7(12-2)10(13)8-3-5-9(11)6-4-8/h3-7,12H,1-2H3 checkY
  • Key:MWKQPIROPJSFRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
 ☒NcheckY (what is this?)  (verify)
Close

Toxicity

Flephedrone has only a short history of human use and its toxicity is not well established.[4]

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 the Lithuania since April 2010. Flephedrone is illegal in Brazil since 2017 as an analogue or derivative of cathinone. Flephedrone is most likely illegal in Australia as an analogue or derivative of cathinone.

Flephedrone has been illegal in Poland since April 2010.[5]

Flephedrone has been classed as a narcotic in Sweden since October 2010.[6]

In the United States, flephedrone is temporarily listed as a Schedule I controlled substance.[2] It is permanently listed as a Schedule I controlled substance in Florida,[7] Georgia, and Pennsylvania.[8]

As of October 2015 4-FMC is a controlled substance in China.[9]

4-FMC is scheduled in the "government decree on psychoactive substances banned from the consumer market" in Finland.[10]

See also

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI