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Methylenedioxypyrovalerone
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Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (abbreviated MDPV, and also called monkey dust[3]) is a stimulant of the cathinone class that acts as a norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI).[4][5] It was first developed in the 1960s by a team at Boehringer Ingelheim.[6] Its activity at the dopamine transporter is six times stronger than at the norepinephrine transporter and it is virtually inactive at the serotonin transporter.[4] MDPV remained an obscure stimulant until around 2004 when it was reportedly sold as a designer drug. In the US, products containing MDPV and labeled as bath salts were sold as recreational drugs in gas stations, similar to the marketing for Spice and K2 as incense, until it was banned in 2011.[7]
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Routes of administration | Oral, insufflation, intravenous, rectal, vaporization |
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Metabolism | Hepatic |
Excretion | Primarily urine (renal) |
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Formula | C16H21NO3 |
Molar mass | 275.348 g·mol−1 |
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Chirality | Racemic mixture |
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