Metamfepramone

Metamfepramone (INN, also known as dimethylcathinone, dimethylpropion, and dimepropion (BAN)) is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine, and cathinone chemical classes. Dimethylcathinone was evaluated as an appetite suppressant and for the treatment of hypotension, but was never widely marketed.^[2]

Metamfepramone

Clinical data
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	I-P(Poland)[1]
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-2-dimethylamino-1-phenylpropan-1-one
CAS Number	15351-09-4 Y
PubChem CID	71872
ChemSpider	64889 N
UNII	04A0P12FH2
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7057650
ECHA InfoCard	100.035.788
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H15NO
Molar mass	177.247 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1)N(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C11H15NO/c1-9(12(2)3)11(13)10-7-5-4-6-8-10/h4-9H,1-3H3 N Key:KBHMHROOFHVLBA-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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It was used as a recreational drug in Israel under the name rakefet, but was made illegal in 2006.^[3]

Metamfepramone is metabolized to produce N-methylpseudoephedrine and methcathinone.^[4] It has also been found to be about 1.6 times less potent than methcathinone, making it roughly equipotent to cathinone itself.^[5]

Legal Status

In the United States, metamfepramone (N,N-Dimethyl-cathinone) is considered a Schedule I controlled substance as a positional isomer of mephedrone.^[6]

See also

• Dimethylamphetamine
• Substituted cathinone