4-Methylcathinone (also known as Nor-Mephedrone, 4-MC and NSC-60487), is a stimulant drug of the cathinone chemical class. It is a metabolite of the better known drug mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone).[1][2][3][4]
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Formula | C10H13NO |
Molar mass | 163.220 g·mol−1 |
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4-Methylcathinone displays a 2.4-fold selectivity to promote monoamine release via DAT over SERT as opposed to 309-fold selectivity for cathinone.[5]