Flephedrone

Flephedrone, also known as 4-fluoromethcathinone (4-FMC), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone chemical class that has been sold online as a designer drug starting in 2008.^[3]

Flephedrone

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral, insufflation, vaporized
Legal status
Legal status	BR: Class F2 (Prohibited psychotropics)[1] DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible) UK: Class B US: Schedule I[2] Illegal in Denmark,[citation needed] Poland
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number	447-40-5 Y
PubChem CID	49853406
ChemSpider	21477355 Y
UNII	BA88IEZ2HF
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401028417
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H12FNO
Molar mass	181.210 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Chirality	Racemic mixture
SMILES CNC(C)C(=O)c(cc1)ccc1F
InChI InChI=1S/C10H12FNO/c1-7(12-2)10(13)8-3-5-9(11)6-4-8/h3-7,12H,1-2H3 Y Key:MWKQPIROPJSFRI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Toxicity

Flephedrone has only a short history of human use and its toxicity is not well established.^[4]

Legality

Flephedrone has been illegal in Denmark since December 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Flephedrone has been illegal in the UK since April 2010. Flephedrone has been illegal in the Lithuania since April 2010. Flephedrone is illegal in Brazil since 2017 as an analogue or derivative of cathinone. Flephedrone is most likely illegal in Australia as an analogue or derivative of cathinone.

Flephedrone has been illegal in Poland since April 2010.^[5]

Flephedrone has been classed as a narcotic in Sweden since October 2010.^[6]

In the United States, flephedrone is temporarily listed as a Schedule I controlled substance.^[2] It is permanently listed as a Schedule I controlled substance in Florida,^[7] Georgia, and Pennsylvania.^[8]

As of October 2015 4-FMC is a controlled substance in China.^[9]

4-FMC is scheduled in the "government decree on psychoactive substances banned from the consumer market" in Finland.^[10]

See also

• 3-Fluoromethcathinone (3-FMC)