4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone
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4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone or MPBP is a stimulant
compound which has been reported as a novel designer drug
. It is closely related to pyrovalerone
, being simply its chain-shortened homologue
.
Stimulant
Stimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others...
compound which has been reported as a novel designer drug
Designer drug
Designer drug is a term used to describe drugs that are created to get around existing drug laws, usually by preparing analogs or derivatives of existing drugs by modifying their chemical structure to varying degrees, or less commonly by finding drugs with entirely different chemical structures...
. It is closely related to pyrovalerone
Pyrovalerone
Pyrovalerone is a psychoactive drug with stimulant effects via acting as a norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor , and is used for the clinical treatment of chronic fatigue or lethargy and as an anorectic or appetite suppressant for weight loss purposes...
, being simply its chain-shortened homologue
Homology (chemistry)
In chemistry, homology refers to the appearance of homologues. A homologue is a compound belonging to a series of compounds differing from each other by a repeating unit, such as a methylene group, a peptide residue, etcetera....
.
See also
- α-PyrrolidinobutiophenoneAlpha-Pyrrolidinobutiophenoneα-Pyrrolidinobutiophenone is a stimulant compound developed in the 1960s which has been reported as a novel designer drug. It can be thought of as the homologue lying between the two better known drugs α-PPP and α-PVP.-See also:...
(α-PBP) - 3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone is a stimulant compound developed in the 1960s, which has been reported as a novel designer drug, sold under the name "NRG-1" as a mixture with other substituted cathinone derivatives, including flephedrone, pentylone and MDPV.-See also:*...
(MDPBP)