3-Fluoromethcathinone (also known as 3-FMC) is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and cathinone classes that has been sold online as a designer drug. It is a structural isomer of flephedrone (4-fluoromethcathinone).
3-Fluoroisomethcathinone is produced as a by-product when 3-FMC is synthesized, the activity of this compound is unknown.Two cases of confirmed ingestion of the novel designer compounds: 4-methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone) and 3-fluoromethcathinone Susannah Davies et al.
Effects This chemical's effects and safety have not been studied scientifically.
Legal status In the United States, 3-FMC is Schedule I controlled substance.Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 10 Synthetic Cathinones Into Schedule I
In the United Kingdom, 3-FMC is a controlled drug under the cathinone blanket ban.
3-FMC is an Anlage II controlled drug in Germany.
3-FMC is banned in the Czech Republic.
See also Substituted cathinone 3,5-Difluoromethcathinone 3-Bromomethcathinone 3-Chloromethcathinone 3-Fluoroamphetamine 3-Fluoroethamphetamine 3-Fluoromethamphetamine
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