Mexedrone

Stimulant and entactogen drug From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mexedrone (also known as 4-MMC-MeO) is a stimulant and an entactogen drug of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug.[1][2][3][4] It is the alpha-methoxy derivative of Mephedrone.

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Identifiers
  • 3-Methoxy-2-(methylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)propan-1-one
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H17NO2
Molar mass207.273 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Cc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)C(COC)NC
  • InChI=1S/C12H17NO2/c1-9-4-6-10(7-5-9)12(14)11(13-2)8-15-3/h4-7,11,13H,8H2,1-3H3
  • Key:JHGDCSPZKQLBOP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Pharmacology

Mexedrone acts as a weak serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (SNDRI) with IC50 values of 5,289 nM, 8,869 nM, and 6,844 nM, respectively, as well as a weak serotonin releasing agent (SRA) with an EC50 value of 2,525 nM.[5]

Mexedrone is illegal in Sweden as of January 26, 2016[6] as well as Japan as of August 24, 2016.[7]

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