4-Ethylmethcathinone

4-Ethylmethcathinone

4-Ethylmethcathinone

Simulant designer drug and entactogen

4-Ethylmethcathinone (4-EMC) is a recreational designer drug of the stimulant and entactogen class.[1] It is a structural isomer of 4-MEC and 3,4-DMMC.[2] It has been identified in many countries around the world, initially in Europe but was first found in Australia in 2020. [3]

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In the United States 4-EMC is considered a Schedule I controlled substance as a positional isomer of 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC).[4]

4-Ethylmethcathinone is a controlled substance in the US state of Vermont as of January 2016.[5] It is also covered by analogue provisions in many other jurisdictions.

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References

  1. [1]
    Rickli A, Hoener MC, Liechti ME (March 2015). "Monoamine transporter and receptor interaction profiles of novel psychoactive substances: para-halogenated amphetamines and pyrovalerone cathinones" (PDF). European Neuropsychopharmacology. 25 (3): 365–76. doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.12.012. PMID 25624004. S2CID 5511568.
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    Skultety L, Frycak P, Qiu C, Smuts J, Shear-Laude L, Lemr K, et al. (June 2017). "Resolution of isomeric new designer stimulants using gas chromatography - Vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and theoretical computations". Analytica Chimica Acta. 971: 55–67. doi:10.1016/j.aca.2017.03.023. PMID 28456284.
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    Bade R, Abbate V, Abdelaziz A, Nguyen L, Trobbiani S, Stockham P, Elliott S, White JM, Gerber C (October 2020). "The complexities associated with new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater: The case of 4-ethylmethcathinone". Drug Testing and Analysis. 12 (10): 1494–1500. doi:10.1002/dta.2890. PMID 32621345. S2CID 220335553.
  4. [4]
    "Lists of: Scheduling Actions Controlled Substances Regulated Chemicals" (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice. February 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Regulated Drugs Rule" (PDF). Vermont Department of Health. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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