4-Ethylmethcathinone (4-EMC) is a recreational designer drug of the stimulant and entactogen class.[1] It is a structural isomer of 4-MEC and 3,4-DMMC.[2] It has been identified in many countries around the world, initially in Europe but was first found in Australia in 2020. [3]
Legal status
In the United States 4-EMC is considered a Schedule I controlled substance as a positional isomer of 4-methylethcathinone (4-MEC).[4]
4-Ethylmethcathinone is a controlled substance in the US state of Vermont as of January 2016[update].[5] It is also covered by analogue provisions in many other jurisdictions.
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^Bade R, Abbate V, Abdelaziz A, Nguyen L, Trobbiani S, Stockham P, Elliott S, White JM, Gerber C (October 2020). "The complexities associated with new psychoactive substances in influent wastewater: The case of 4-ethylmethcathinone". Drug Testing and Analysis. 12 (10): 1494–1500. doi:10.1002/dta.2890. PMID32621345. S2CID220335553.