Ethylone

Ethylone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-(ethylamino)propan-1-one
Clinical data
Pregnancy category	N (US)
Legal status	DE: Anlage I (Controlled)
Routes of administration	Oral, nasal, IV
Identifiers
CAS Number	1112937-64-0 Y
ChemSpider	21106271 N
Chemical data
Formula	C12H15NO3
Molecular mass	221.2524 g/mol
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, bk-MDEA), is 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, but several ethylone-related deaths have been reported.

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

• Butylone
• 5-Methylethylone

External links

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