4-Methylbuphedrone

4-Methylbuphedrone (also known as 4-MeMABP, BZ-6378 and 4-Methyl-α-methylamino-butyrophenone), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug.^[1][2][3]

4-Methylbuphedrone

Legal status
Legal status	DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only) UK: Class B
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(methylamino)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-butanone
CAS Number	1336911-98-8 Y
PubChem CID	71750237
ChemSpider	26702147
UNII	4Y78FRB99G
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID001014193
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H17NO
Molar mass	191.274 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC1=CC=C(C(C(CC)NC)=O)C=C1.Cl
InChI InChI=1S/C12H17NO.ClH/c1-4-11(13-3)12(14)10-7-5-9(2)6-8-10;/h5-8,11,13H,4H2,1-3H3;1H Key:CNSOPRIVFKVRDH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

It was first reported to the EMCDDA in November 2011.^[4]

Legal status

4-Methylbuphedrone is listed in Anlage I and therefore illegal in Germany.

As of October 2015 4-MeMABP is a controlled substance in China.^[5]

In the United States 4-methylbuphedrone is considered a Schedule I controlled substance as a positional isomer of 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC).^[6]

See also

• 4-Methylcathinone
• 4-Methylethcathinone
• 4-Methylmethcathinone
• 4-Methylpentedrone
• Buphedrone