Α-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone

α-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone (also known as α-PVT) is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone and thiopropamine (thiophenylpropylamine) families that has been sold online as a designer drug.^[1][2][3] It is an analogue of α-PVP where the phenyl ring has been replaced by thiophene.

Legal status

• DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible)
• UK: Class B
• Illegal in China, Sweden and Switzerland

CAS Number

• 1400742-66-6

PubChem CID

• 71721462

ChemSpider

• 29738196

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α-PVT

Legal status
Legal status	DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible) UK: Class B Illegal in China, Sweden and Switzerland
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-(thiophen-2-yl)pentan-1-one
CAS Number	1400742-66-6
PubChem CID	71721462
ChemSpider	29738196
UNII	6JA2K09914
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90857020
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C13H19NOS
Molar mass	237.36 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CCCC(N1CCCC1)C(=O)c2sccc2
InChI InChI=1S/C13H19NOS/c1-2-6-11(14-8-3-4-9-14)13(15)12-7-5-10-16-12/h5,7,10-11H,2-4,6,8-9H2,1H3 Key:OOSRPGUQJAKBLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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α-PVT was first identified in Japan in 2013.^[4] Its metabolism has been described in literature.^[5][6]

It produces stimulating effects in humans, according to the individuals who have tried it. Most of the individuals who have tried it prefer α-PVP and α-PPP to it.