Bk-MBDB
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Butylone, also known as β-keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine (bk-MBDB), is an entactogen, psychedelic
, and stimulant
of the phenethylamine
chemical class. It is the β-keto
analogue of MBDB.
Butylone was first synthesized
by Koeppe, Ludwig and Zeile which is mentioned in their 1967 paper. It remained an obscure product of academia until 2005 when it was synthesized by a chemical supply company, and has since continued to be sold as a research chemical. It has since been explored as a possible entheogen
. Butylone shares the same relationship to MBDB
as methylone does to MDMA ("Ecstasy"). The dosage range is not fully understood but seems to be lower than for MBDB. Formal research on this chemical was first conducted in 2009, when it was shown to be metabolised in a similar manner to related drugs like methylone.
Psychedelic drug
A psychedelic substance is a psychoactive drug whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception. Psychedelics are part of a wider class of psychoactive drugs known as hallucinogens, a class that also includes related substances such as dissociatives and deliriants...
, and stimulant
Stimulant
Stimulants are psychoactive drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both. Examples of these kinds of effects may include enhanced alertness, wakefulness, and locomotion, among others...
of the phenethylamine
Substituted phenethylamine
The substituted phenethylamines are chemical compounds with the 2-phenethylamine chemical structure modified at the phenyl ring, sidechain, and/or amino group. Some of them are psychoactive drugs, including stimulants, psychedelics, opioids, and entactogens, which exert their effects primarily...
chemical class. It is the β-keto
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of atoms and groups of atoms. It features a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology...
analogue of MBDB.
Butylone was first synthesized
Chemical synthesis
In chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions...
by Koeppe, Ludwig and Zeile which is mentioned in their 1967 paper. It remained an obscure product of academia until 2005 when it was synthesized by a chemical supply company, and has since continued to be sold as a research chemical. It has since been explored as a possible entheogen
Entheogen
An entheogen , in the strict sense, is a psychoactive substance used in a religious, shamanic, or spiritual context. Historically, entheogens were mostly derived from plant sources and have been used in a variety of traditional religious contexts...
. Butylone shares the same relationship to MBDB
MBDB
Methylbenzodioxolylbutanamine is an entactogen of the phenethylamine chemical class. MBDB is a closely related chemical analogue of MDMA, with the only difference between the two molecules being an ethyl group instead of a methyl group attached to the alpha carbon.MBDB was first synthesized by...
as methylone does to MDMA ("Ecstasy"). The dosage range is not fully understood but seems to be lower than for MBDB. Formal research on this chemical was first conducted in 2009, when it was shown to be metabolised in a similar manner to related drugs like methylone.
See also
- Buphedrone
- Eutylone
- Ethylone
- MDPBP3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone3',4'-Methylenedioxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone is a stimulant compound developed in the 1960s, which has been reported as a novel designer drug, sold under the name "NRG-1" as a mixture with other substituted cathinone derivatives, including flephedrone, pentylone and MDPV.-See also:*...
- Methylone
- Pentylone