3-Fluoromethcathinone

Not to be confused with Flephedrone.

3-Fluoromethcathinone (also known as 3-FMC) is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes that has been sold online as a designer drug.^[1][2] It is a structural isomer of flephedrone (4-fluoromethcathinone).

3-Fluoromethcathinone

Clinical data
Other names	3-FMC, 3- Fluoromethcathinone
Routes of administration	Oral, intranasal, intravenous
Legal status
Legal status	DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible) UK: Class B US: Schedule I
Identifiers
IUPAC name 1-(3-Fluorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)propan-1-one
CAS Number	1049677-77-1 Y
PubChem CID	53415330
ChemSpider	27523958 N
UNII	78P68L3B0H
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID201017048
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H12FNO
Molar mass	181.210 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES FC1=CC=CC(=C1)C(C(C)NC)=O
InChI InChI=1S/C10H12FNO/c1-7(12-2)10(13)8-4-3-5-9(11)6-8/h3-7,12H,1-2H3 N Key:PQIBROLLUQSNQI-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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3-Fluoroisomethcathinone is produced as a by-product when 3-FMC is synthesized, the activity of this compound is unknown.^[3]

Effects

This chemical's effects and safety have not been studied scientifically.^[3]

Legal status

In the United States, 3-FMC is Schedule I controlled substance.^[4]

In the United Kingdom, 3-FMC is a controlled drug under the cathinone blanket ban.

3-FMC is an Anlage II controlled drug in Germany.

3-FMC is banned in the Czech Republic.^[5]

See also

• 3,5-Difluoromethcathinone
• 3-Fluoroamphetamine
• 3-Fluoroethamphetamine
• 3-Fluoromethamphetamine
• Substituted cathinone

References

1. Ondra P, Válka I, Knob R, Ginterová P, Maier V (October 2015). "Analysis of Amphetamine-Derived Designer Drugs by Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry". Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 40 (1): 78–85. doi:10.1093/jat/bkv113. PMID 26446487.
2. Archer RP (March 2009). "Fluoromethcathinone, a new substance of abuse". Forensic Science International. 185 (1–3): 10–20. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.11.013. PMID 19195800.
3. Two cases of confirmed ingestion of the novel designer compounds: 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone) and 3-fluoromethcathinone Susannah Davies et al.
4. Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 10 Synthetic Cathinones Into Schedule I
5. "Látky, o které byl doplněn seznam č. 4 psychotropních látek (příloha č. 4 k nařízení vlády č. 463/2013 Sb.)" (PDF) (in Czech). Ministerstvo zdravotnictví. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.