Thiothinone (βk-MPA) is a
stimulant
Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...
that is the beta-keto substituted
analog of
methiopropamine
Methiopropamine (MPA) is a thiophene ring-based structural analog of methamphetamine originally reported in 1942. Chemically it is not a phenethylamine or amphetamine and is not their functional analog either. It originally appeared for public ...
and has been sold online as a
designer drug. It is structurally related to
methcathinone however the phenyl group has been substituted for thiophene instead.
Thiothinone was also reported to be a
pyrolysis
The pyrolysis (or devolatilization) process is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures, often in an inert atmosphere. It involves a change of chemical composition. The word is coined from the Greek-derived elements ''py ...
product of
methiopropamine
Methiopropamine (MPA) is a thiophene ring-based structural analog of methamphetamine originally reported in 1942. Chemically it is not a phenethylamine or amphetamine and is not their functional analog either. It originally appeared for public ...
.
See also
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5-Cl-bk-MPA
5-Chloro-β-keto-methiopropamine (5-Cl-βk-MPA) is a recreational designer drug with stimulant effects. It is a substituted cathinone derivative with a thiophene core, closely related to better known drugs such as βk-Methiopropamine and mephe ...
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α-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone (α-PVT)
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Methcathinone
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Methiopropamine
Methiopropamine (MPA) is a thiophene ring-based structural analog of methamphetamine originally reported in 1942. Chemically it is not a phenethylamine or amphetamine and is not their functional analog either. It originally appeared for public ...
, non-ketone counterpart
References
Cathinones
Thiophenes
Designer drugs
Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitors
Stimulants
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