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Also known as ETH-CAT, ethylpropion

Ethcathinone, also known as ethylpropion or ETH-CAT, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It is an active metabolite of the prodrug diethylcathinone and is fully responsible for its effects. Ethcathinone has been identified as an ingredient in both quasi-legal "party pills", and, along with mephedrone, has also been reported as having been sold as "ecstasy" in the Australian city of Cairns.

Chemical data

Formula
C11H15NO
Molecular weight
177.24 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-(ethylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one
SMILES
CCNC(C)C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
InChIKey
LYMHIBZGTAPASQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
2
Polar surface area
29.1 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
177.115364
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chemical formula
C₁₁H₁₅NO
canonical SMILES
CCNC(C)C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
Commons category
Ethcathinone
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Contents
  • Pharmacology
  • Legal status
  • See also
  • References

Ethcathinone, also known as ethylpropion or ETH-CAT, is a stimulant drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It is an active metabolite of the prodrug diethylcathinone and is fully responsible for its effects. Ethcathinone has been identified as an ingredient in both quasi-legal "party pills", and, along with mephedrone, has also been reported as having been sold as "ecstasy" in the Australian city of Cairns.

== Pharmacology ==

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