α-Pyrrolidinobutiophenone (α-PBP) 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 ...
compound developed in the 1960s which has been reported as a novel
designer drug. It can be thought of as the
homologue lying between the two better known drugs
α-PPP and
α-PVP
α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (also known as α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, α-PVP, O-2387, β-keto-prolintane, prolintanone, or desmethylpyrovalerone) is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class developed in the 1960s that has been sold as a de ...
.
Legality
In the United States, it is a
Schedule I controlled substance.
[Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 10 Synthetic Cathinones Into Schedule I]
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Sweden's public health agency suggested to classify α-PBP as hazardous substance on November 10, 2014.
As of October 2015 α-PBP is a controlled substance in China.
See also
* α-Pyrrolidinopropiophenone (α-PPP)
* α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP)
* α-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone (α-PVT)
* α-Pyrrolidinohexiophenone (α-PHP)
* 4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (MPBP)
* 3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone
3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutyrophenone (MDPBP) is a stimulant of the cathinone class developed in the 1960s, which has been reported as a novel designer drug. MDPBP is sometimes sold under the name "NRG-1" as a mixture with other cathin ...
(MDPBP)
* Buphedrone
References
Designer drugs
Pyrrolidinophenones
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