Description
2-
Ethylmethcathinone (hydrochloride) is a potential stimulant/entactogen designer drug that is of the amphetamine, phenethylamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It is structurally related to 4-
methylmethcathinone, a controlled compound which has been detected in products marketed as bath salts, plant food, and tablets.
1,2,3 The physiological and toxicological properties of this compound are not known. This product is intended for forensic purposes.
References
1. Brandt, S.D., Sumnall, H.R., Measham, F., et al. Analyses of second-generation 'legal-highs' in the UK: Initial findings Drug Test. Anal. 2(8),377-382(2010).
2. Gibbons, S., and Zloh, M. An analysis of the 'legal high' mephedrone Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 20(14),4135-4139(2010).
3. James, D., Adams, R.D., Spears, R., et al. Clinical characteristics of mephedrone toxicity reported to the UK National Poisons Information Service Emerg. Med. J. 28(8),686-689(2011).
