Anodyne

Cathinone
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Salts
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Hydrochloride
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Physical properties
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149.19 g/mol [1]
AppearancePale yellow leaf from petroleum ether [1]
Melting point46.5 °C [1]
Boiling point93 °C [1]
DecompositionHazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions. - Carbon oxides, nitrogen oxides (NOx), Hydrogen chloride gas. /S(-)-Cathinone hydrochloride/ [1]
SolubilityVery soluble in ether, ethanol [1]
1.1 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C9H11NO [1]
2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-one [1]
CC(C(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1)N [1]
InChI=1S/C9H11NO/c1-7(10)9(11)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7H,10H2,1H3 [1]
InChIKeyPUAQLLVFLMYYJJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Cathinone

Cathinone (also known as Cathinone, α-Amino-propiophenone, 2-Aminopropiophenone, 2-Amino-2-methylacetophenone, Abyssiniantea, Bathtabspeed, Looderstar, Ephedrane, Cath or Chat) is a substance of the cathinone class.

Chemistry

Salts []

Cathinone is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

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Cathinone is a racemic mixture of the

Stereoisomers
(R)-CathinoneGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
(S)-CathinoneGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)

Experience reports []

There are currently 1 experience reports involving cathinone on OpenErowid:

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 107786, Cathinone. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/107786

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Cathinone. UNII: CX1Z9618HE. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/CX1Z9618HE