2-Me-PVP

2-Me-PVP
Legal status
Legal status	DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible); UK: Class B;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-(2-methylphenyl)-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylpentan-1-one;
CAS Number	850352-54-4;
PubChem CID	11311147;
ChemSpider	9486115;
UNII	DRY2E23E56;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID401342782 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H23NO
Molar mass	245.366 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCCC(C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1C)N2CCCC2;
	InChI InChI=1S/C16H23NO/c1-3-8-15(17-11-6-7-12-17)16(18)14-10-5-4-9-13(14)2/h4-5,9-10,15H,3,6-8,11-12H2,1-2H3; Key:VVIVTDYOMWHKAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

2-Methyl-alpha-PVP (2-Me-PVP) is a substituted cathinone derivative with stimulant effects which has been sold as a designer drug. It was first identified in Sweden in 2021.^[1]^[2]

References

^ European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (June 2022). New psychoactive substances: 25 years of early warning and response in Europe. An update from the EU Early Warning System (PDF). European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. doi:10.2810/882318 (inactive 2024-11-02). ISBN 978-92-9497-737-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
^ Kuropka P, Zawadzki M, Szpot P (September 2022). "A review of synthetic cathinones emerging in recent years (2019-2022)". Forensic Toxicology. 41 (1): 25–46. doi:10.1007/s11419-022-00639-5. PMC 9476408. PMID 36124107.