4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone

4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone or MPBP is a stimulant compound which has been reported as a novel designer drug.[1][2] It is closely related to pyrovalerone, being simply its chain-shortened homologue.

4'-Methyl-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone

Legal status
Legal status	CA: Schedule I DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only) UK: Class B
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-1-(4-methylphenyl)-2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-butanone
CAS Number	732180-91-5
PubChem CID	57486975
ChemSpider	52084421
UNII	B1GB3U8YGM
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C15H21NO
Molar mass	231.339 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Chirality	Racemic mixture
SMILES C1CCCN1C(CC)C(=O)c(cc2)ccc2C
InChI InChI=1S/C15H21NO/c1-3-14(16-10-4-5-11-16)15(17)13-8-6-12(2)7-9-13/h6-9,14H,3-5,10-11H2,1-2H3 Key:NXNPGAAZKYDOPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

See also

• α-Pyrrolidinobutiophenone (α-PBP)
• 3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (MDPBP)

References

1. Peters FT, Meyer MR, Fritschi G, Maurer HH (September 2005). "Studies on the metabolism and toxicological detection of the new designer drug 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinobutyrophenone (MPBP) in rat urine using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry". Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences. 824 (1–2): 81–91. doi:10.1016/j.jchromb.2005.07.003. PMID 16046201.
2. Peters FT, Meyer MR, Theobald DS, Maurer HH (January 2008). "Identification of cytochrome P450 enzymes involved in the metabolism of the new designer drug 4'-methyl-alpha-pyrrolidinobutyrophenone". Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 36 (1): 163–8. doi:10.1124/dmd.107.017293. PMID 17962373.