Propylphenidate

Not to be confused with propylphenidine.

Propylphenidate (also known as PPH) is a piperidine based stimulant drug, closely related to methylphenidate, but with the methyl ester replaced by a propyl ester. It was banned in the UK as a Temporary Class Drug from April 2015 following its unapproved sale as a designer drug.^[1]

Propylphenidate

Legal status
Legal status	CA: Schedule III DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only) UK: Class B
Identifiers
IUPAC name Propyl 2-phenyl-2-(piperidin-2-yl)acetate
CAS Number	1071564-47-0 Y
PubChem CID	91844465
ChemSpider	52085111
UNII	0Q064445GT
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101032411
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H23NO2
Molar mass	261.365 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C1(=CC=CC=C1)C(C(=O)OCCC)C2CCCCN2
InChI InChI=1S/C16H23NO2/c1-2-12-19-16(18)15(13-8-4-3-5-9-13)14-10-6-7-11-17-14/h3-5,8-9,14-15,17H,2,6-7,10-12H2,1H3 Key:PRMWWEANNQSWAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Legal status

Propylphenidate is illegal in Sweden as of 26 January 2016,^[2] and in Finland since 2017.^[3]

See also

• 3,4-Dichloromethylphenidate
• 4-Fluoromethylphenidate
• 4-Methylmethylphenidate
• Dexmethylphenidate
• Ethylphenidate
• Isopropylphenidate
• HDEP-28
• HDMP-28