Propylphenidate

Stimulant drug

CA: Schedule III
DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only)
UK: Class B

Identifiers

IUPAC name

Propyl 2-phenyl-2-(piperidin-2-yl)acetate

CAS Number

1071564-47-0^Y

PubChem CID

91844465

ChemSpider

52085111

UNII

0Q064445GT

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₁₆H₂₃NO₂Molar mass261.365 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

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SMILES

C1(=CC=CC=C1)C(C(=O)OCCC)C2CCCCN2

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H23NO2/c1-2-12-19-16(18)15(13-8-4-3-5-9-13)14-10-6-7-11-17-14/h3-5,8-9,14-15,17H,2,6-7,10-12H2,1H3
Key:PRMWWEANNQSWAR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Propylphenidate (also known as PPH) is a piperidine based stimulant drug, closely related to methylphenidate, but with the methyl ester replaced by a propyl ester. It was banned in the UK as a Temporary Class Drug from April 2015 following its unapproved sale as a designer drug.^[1]

Legal status

Propylphenidate is illegal in Sweden as of 26 January 2016,^[2] and in Finland since 2017.^[3]

References

^ Methylphenidate-based NPS: A review of the evidence of use and harm. Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, 31 March 2015
^ "31 nya ämnen kan klassas som narkotika eller hälsofarlig vara" (in Swedish). Folkhälsomyndigheten. November 2015.
^ "Valtioneuvoston asetus kuluttajamarkkinoilta kielletyistä psykoaktiivisista aineista". Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2021-06-07.