4-Bromomethcathinone (4-BMC, 4-BMAP), also known as brephedrone, is a psychoactive drug and research chemical of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone chemical classes. It acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent (SNDRA), and to a lesser degree, as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (SNDRI). Cathinones, including 4-BMC, possess neurotoxic and cytotoxic properties.
Legal status As of October 2015, 4-BMC is a controlled substance in China. 4-Bromomethcathinone is considered a Schedule 1 substance in Virginia.
See also Substituted cathinone 4B-MAR 4-Chloromethcathinone 4-Ethylmethcathinone 3-Bromomethcathinone para-Bromomethamphetamine (PBMA)
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