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3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one

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3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one
Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1-(2H-1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-one
Other names 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone
1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-2-one
piperonyl methyl ketone
3,4-methylenedioxyphenylacetone
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations MDP2P, PMK
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ECHA InfoCard 100.022.843 Edit this at Wikidata
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C10H10O3/c1-7(11)4-8-2-3-9-10(5-8)13-6-12-9/h2-3,5H,4,6H2,1H3Key: XIYKRJLTYKUWAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C10H10O3/c1-7(11)4-8-2-3-9-10(5-8)13-6-12-9/h2-3,5H,4,6H2,1H3Key: XIYKRJLTYKUWAM-UHFFFAOYAA
SMILES
  • O=C(C)Cc1ccc2OCOc2c1
Properties
Chemical formula C10H10O3
Molar mass 178.185 g/mol
Appearance Yellowish green liquid (when impure)
Density 1.211 g/cm
Boiling point 290 °C (554 °F; 563 K)
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Chemical compound

3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one or piperonyl methyl ketone (MDP2P or PMK) is a chemical compound consisting of a phenylacetone moiety substituted with a methylenedioxy functional group. It is commonly synthesized from either safrole (which, for comparison, is 3--2-propene) or its isomer isosafrole via oxidation using the Wacker oxidation or peroxyacid oxidation methods. MDP2P is unstable at room temperature and must be kept in the freezer in order to be preserved properly.

MDP2P is a precursor in the chemical synthesis of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine (MDxx) class of compounds, the classic example of which is 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA), and is also an intermediate between the MDxx family and their slightly more distant precursor safrole or isosafrole. On account of its relation to the MDxx chemical class, MDP2P, as well as safrole and isosafrole, are in the United States (U.S.) Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) List I of Chemicals of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) via the Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (CDTA). It is also considered a category 1 precursor in the European Union.

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References

  1. Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on drug precursors
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