Cathinone



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Cathinone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(S)-2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanone
Identifiers
CAS number 71031-15-7
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Chemical data
O 
Mol. mass 149.19 g/mol
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Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status

Schedule III(CA) Class A(UK) Schedule I(US)

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Indicated for:
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Recreational uses:

  • Yes, used by chewing the leaves of the Khat plant to produce stimulant effects.

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Ear, nose, and throat:

  • May cause temporary tinnitis (ringing in the ears)

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Cathinone (β-methcathinone, among others.

 

Internationally, cathinone is a Schedule I drug under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.[1] Circa 1993, the DEA added cathinone to the Controlled Substances Act's Schedule I in order to fulfill the requirements of international law.

The commerce of Khat is legal in Israel (although synthesized Cathinone is not), in Oman, in Yemen, and in the Horn of Africa.

Chemistry

Cathinone is structurally related to Khat leaves over time; Fresh leaves have a greater ratio of cathinone to cathine than dried ones, therefore holding a more psychoactive potential.

Cathinone can be extracted from Catha edulis, or synthesized from α-bromopropiophenone (which is easily made from propiophenone).

References

  1. ^ List of psychotropic substances under international control
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