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. 2017 Sep 7;36(1):33–50. doi: 10.1007/s11419-017-0385-6

Table 5.

Chemical names, common names, and chemical structures of the most recently reported cathinone derivatives, along with respective reference sources, arranged according to the featured structures

Chemical name Common name Chemical structure Publication year and reference
2-Methylamino-1-(phenyl)hexan-1-one Hexedrone, HEX graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figr_HTML.gif 2017 [62]
1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-pentan-1-one 4-Cl-pentedrone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figs_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-(methylamino)-pentanone 4-Methylpentedrone, 4-MPD graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figt_HTML.gif 2017 [63]
1-[2-(N-Ethylamino)-pentan-1- onyl]-benzene α-EAPP, α-ethylaminopentiophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figu_HTML.gif 2014 [55]
2-(Ethylamino)-1-phenylhexan-1-one N-Ethylhexedrone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figv_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(ethylamino)pentan-1-one 4-Cl-EAPP graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figw_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-(ethylamino)propan-1-one 4-Bromoethcathinone, 4-BEC graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figx_HTML.gif 2017 [62]
1-[2-(N-Ethylamino)-pentan-1- onyl]-4-methylbenzene N-Ethyl-4-methylpentedrone, 4-methyl-α-ethylaminopentiophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figy_HTML.gif 2014 [55]
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-ethylaminopentan-1-one N-Ethylnorpentylone, bk-EPDP, N-ethylpentylone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figz_HTML.gif 2017 [61, 63]
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propylaminopropan-1-one Propylone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figab_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-(6-Methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-methylaminopropan-1-one 6-Methoxy-bk-MDMA graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figac_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-hexan-1- onyl]-benzene α-PHP, α-pyrrolidinohexanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figad_HTML.gif 2014 [57]
4-Methyl-1-phenyl-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one α-PiHP graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figae_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-heptan-1- onyl]-benzene α-PHPP, PV8, α-pyrrolidinoheptanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figaf_HTML.gif 2014 [55]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-octan-1- onyl]-benzene α-POP, PV9, α-pyrrolidino-octanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figag_HTML.gif 2014 [55]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pentan-1-onyl]-4-fluorobenzene 4-F-α-PVP, 4-fluoro-α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figah_HTML.gif 2014 [55]
1-(4-Fluophenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)hexan-1-one 4-F-α-PHP graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figai_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-heptan-1- onyl]-4-fluorobenzene 4-F-α-PHPP, 4-fluoro-α-pyrrolidinoheptanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figaj_HTML.gif 2014 [57]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-octan-1- onyl]-4-fluorobenzene 4-F-α-PV9, 4-fluoro-α-POP, 4-fluoro-α-pyrrolidinooctanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figak_HTML.gif 2016 [53]
1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propan-1-one 4-Cl-α-PPP graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figal_HTML.gif 2017 [62]
1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)hexan-1-one 4-Cl-α-PHP graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figam_HTML.gif 2017 [61]
1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one 4-Br-α-PVP graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figan_HTML.gif 2017 [62]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pentan-1-onyl]-4-methoxybenzene 4-Methoxy-α-PVP, 4-methoxy-α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figao_HTML.gif 2014 [56]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-heptan-1-onyl]-4-methoxybenzene 4-Methoxy-α-PHPP, 4-methoxy-α-pyrrolidinoheptanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figap_HTML.gif 2014 [57]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-octan-1- onyl]-4-methoxybenzene 4-Methoxy-α-POP, 4-methoxy-α-pyrrolidinooctanophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figaq_HTML.gif 2014 [57]
1-[2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pentan-1-onyl]-3,4-dimethoxybenzene 3,4-Dimethoxy-α-PVP, 3,4-dimethoxy-α-pyrrolidinopentiophenone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figar_HTML.gif 2014 [55]
2-(Methylamino)-1-(2-thienyl)-1-propanone Thiothinone graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figas_HTML.gif 2016 [54]
2-(Pyrrolidin-1-yl)-1-(thiophen-2-yl)butan-1-one α-PBT graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figat_HTML.gif 2016 [60]
1-(5-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)butan-1-one 5-Br-α-PBT graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figau_HTML.gif 2016 [60]
x = Br
y = = H
1-(4-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)butan-1-one 4-Br-α-PBT
y = Br
x = = H
1-(3-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)butan-1-one 3-Br-α-PBT
z = Br
x = y = H
1-(5-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one 5-Br-α-PVT graphic file with name 11419_2017_385_Figav_HTML.gif 2016 [60]
x = Br
y = H
1-(4-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one 4-Br-α-PVT
y = Br
x = z = H
1-(3-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one 3-Br-α-PVT
z = Br
x = H
1-(4,5-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)pentan-1-one 4,5-Br-α-PVT
x = y = Br 
z = H