alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone

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alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone
Legal status
Legal status
  • DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible)
  • UK: Class B
  • Illegal in China, Sweden and Switzerland
Identifiers
  • 2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-(thiophen-2-yl)pentan-1-one
JSmol)
  • CCCC(N1CCCC1)C(=O)c2sccc2
  • InChI=1S/C13H19NOS/c1-2-6-11(14-8-3-4-9-14)13(15)12-7-5-10-16-12/h5,7,10-11H,2-4,6,8-9H2,1H3
  • Key:OOSRPGUQJAKBLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

α-Pyrro​lidino​pentio​thiophenone (also known as α-PVT) is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug.[1][2][3] It is an analogue of α-PVP where the phenyl ring has been replaced by thiophene.

α-PVT was first identified in Japan in 2013.[4] Its metabolism has been described in literature.[5][6]

Side effects

α-PVT has been shown to possess high cytotoxicity against human cell lines.[7]

Legality

Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying α-PVT as hazardous substance on November 10, 2014.[8]

As of October 2015 α-PVT is a controlled substance in China.[9]

α-PVT is illegal in Switzerland as of December 2015.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "α-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone". Cayman Chemical. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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  3. S2CID 24528511
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  7. S2CID 11202107
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  8. ^ "Cannabinoider föreslås bli klassade som hälsofarlig vara" (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  9. ^ "关于印发《非药用类麻醉药品和精神药品列管办法》的通知" (in Chinese). China Food and Drug Administration. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Verordnung des EDI über die Verzeichnisse der Betäubungsmittel, psychotropen Stoffe, Vorläuferstoffe und Hilfschemikalien" (in German). Der Bundesrat.


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