Discussion about naming methylone for example, is it an amphetamine or a cathinone?

[Aeon Psyche]

In my opinion it is both but I would like some serious feedback on the matter.

 

[heatlessbbq]

No idea on cathinone...

Methylone is sold as fake molly. Not sure on if amphetamines are in it or not...

 

[TripSitterNZ]

In my opinion it is both but I would like some serious feedback on the matter.

most cathiones are also in the class of amphetamines naming comes down to a short part of the chemical stucture. Methylone is a substituted amphetamine and a a subsituted cathinone

 

[Aeon Psyche]

Thanks. That clears it up. Some guy was discussing saying bk-MDMA was just a commercial name like explosion back in the day.

 

[epic11]

Methylone (also known as "3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone", "MDMC", "βk-MDMA" and by the slang term "M1") is an empathogen and stimulant psychoactive drug. It is a member of the substituted amphetamine, substituted cathinone and substituted methylenedioxyphenethylamine classes.
Methylone is the substituted cathinone analog of MDMA and the 3,4-methylenedioxy analog of methcathinone.

 

[Phobos]

The βk in βk-MDMA stays for Beta Ketone, the position and name of the group that is the only difference between amphetamines and cathinones: a ketone group at the Beta position.

 

[Aeon Psyche]

That clears it up even more, thanks guys.