4-Ethylmethcathinone (4-EMC) is a recreational
designer drug
A designer drug is a structural or functional analog of a controlled substance that has been designed to mimic the pharmacological effects of the original drug, while avoiding classification as illegal and/or detection in standard drug tests. Des ...
of the
stimulant
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and
entactogen class.
It is a structural isomer of
4-MEC and
3,4-DMMC.
It has been identified in many countries around the world, initially in Europe but was first found in Australia in 2020.
Legal status
In the United States 4-EMC is considered a schedule 1 controlled substance as a positional isomer of
4-Methylethcathinone
4-Methylethcathinone or 4-MEC is a chemical that bears a chemical resemblance to mephedrone. Due to its similarity to mephedrone, it is thought to be a stimulant and entactogen drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemic ...
(4-MEC)
4-Ethylmethcathinone is a controlled substance in the US state of Vermont .
It is also covered by analogue provisions in many other jurisdictions.
See also
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4-Ethylamphetamine
4-Ethylamphetamine (4-EA) is a substituted amphetamine derivative which has been sold as a designer drug. It is mainly known as a synthetic intermediate used as a building block to manufacture larger molecules, but 4-EA is closely related in che ...
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4-Et-PVP
4-Ethyl-alpha-PVP (4-Et-PVP) is a recreational designer drug from the substituted cathinone family, with stimulant effects. It was first identified in Hungary in March 2019.
See also
* 3F-PVP
* 4-EMC
* 4-Ethylamphetamine
* 4F-PVP
* 4Cl-PV ...
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RTI-83
RTI-83 ((–)-2β-carbomethoxy-3β-(4-ethylphenyl)tropane) is a phenyltropane derivative which represents a rare example of an SDRI or serotonin-dopamine reuptake inhibitor, a drug which inhibits the reuptake of the neurotransmitters serotonin a ...
References
Cathinones
Designer drugs
Entactogens and empathogens
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