Ethylone

Ethylone

Clinical data
Pregnancy category	N (US)
Routes of administration	Oral, nasal, IV
Legal status
Legal status	DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only) UK: Class B
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(ethylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number	1112937-64-0 N
PubChem CID	57252245
ChemSpider	21106271 N
UNII	L91C78FW96
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20894842
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H15NO3
Molar mass	221.256 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Chirality	Racemic mixture
SMILES CC(NCC)C(=O)c1ccc2OCOc2c1
InChI InChI=1S/C12H15NO3/c1-3-13-8(2)12(14)9-4-5-10-11(6-9)16-7-15-10/h4-6,8,13H,3,7H2,1-2H3 N Key:MJEMIOXXNCZZFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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Ethylone, also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (MDEC, βk-MDEA), is a recreational designer drug classified as an entactogen, stimulant, and psychedelic of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It is the β-keto analogue of MDEA ("Eve"). Ethylone has only a short history of human use and is reported to be less potent than its relative methylone. In the United States, it began to be found in cathinone products in late 2011.

Very little data exists about the pharmacological properties, metabolism, and toxicity of ethylone, and although several ethylone-related deaths have been reported, the cause of death was not due to ingestion of ethylone.

Pharmacokinetics

Analysis of human and rat urine for the metabolites of bk-amphetamines suggested that ethylone was degraded in the following metabolic steps:

1. N-deethylation to the primary amine.
2. Reduction of the keto moiety to the respective alcohol.

Legal Status

As of October 2015 Ethylone is a controlled substance in China.

See also

• 5-Methylethylone
• Benzylone

External links

• Erowid bk-MDEA Vault
• Erowid bk-MDEA Experiences