CAS Number 1400742-66-6 ChemSpider 29738196 Formula C13H19NOS | PubChem CID 71721462 UNII 6JA2K09914 | |
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Legal status UK: Class B
Illegal in China, Sweden and Switzerland | ||
α-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone (also known as α-PVT) is a synthetic stimulant of the cathinone class that has been sold online as a designer drug. It is a analogue of α-PVP where the phenyl ring has been replaced by thiophene.
Contents
α-PVT was first identified in Japan in 2013. Its metabolism has been described in literature.
Side effects
α-PVT has been shown to possess high cytotoxicity against human cell lines.
Legality
Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying α-PVT as hazardous substance on November 10, 2014.
As of October 2015 α-PVT is a controlled substance in China.
α-PVT is illegal in Switzerland as of December 2015.
References
Alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiothiophenone Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA