3,4-Methylenedioxycathinone

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CH3

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O

NH2

1. GENERAL INFORMATION
IUPAC Name:

2-amino-1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)propan-1-one

CAS#:

Not Available

Synonyms:

MDC, MDCATH, Bk-MDA, Amylone

Source:

DEA Reference Materials Collection

Appearance:

White powder (HCl)

UVmax (nm):

280.4 , 316.0

2. CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL DATA

2.1 CHEMICAL DATA

Form

Chemical Formula

Molecular Weight

Base

C10H11NO3

193

HCl

C10H11NO3 . HCl

229

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Melting Point ( oC)

Not Determined
210.8

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3. QUALITATIVE DATA
3.1 NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
Sample Preparation: Dilute analyte to ~10 mg/mL in deuterium oxide (D2O) containing TSP for 0 ppm
reference and maleic acid as quantitative internal standard.
Instrument:
Parameters:

400 MHz NMR spectrometer

Spectral width: at least containing -3 ppm through 13 ppm
Pulse angle: 90o
Delay between pulses: 45 seconds
1

HNMR: 3,4-Methylenedioxycathinone HCl; Lot TAD21OCT93C; D2O 400MHz

HDO

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
maleic acid

3
2

TSP

1
0
1 1

1
7

1
6

1
7.68 7.67 7.66

1
7.47

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3
4
Chemical Shift
(ppm) 3

1
7.45

7.025

2
6.12 6.11

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5.125

3
1.600 1.575

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3.2 Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Sample Preparation: Dilute analyte ~ 1 mg/mL base extracted into chloroform
Instrument:

Agilent gas chromatograph operated in split mode with MS detector

DB-1 MS (or equivalent); 30m x 0.25 mm x 0.25 m

Column:
Carrier Gas:

Helium at 1 mL/min
Injector: 280oC
MSD transfer line: 280oC
MS Source: 230 oC
MS Quad: 150oC
Oven program:
1) 100oC initial temperature for 1.0 min
2) Ramp to 300 oC at 12 oC/min
3) Hold final temperature for 9.0 min
Split Ratio = 20:1, 1 L injected

Temperatures:

Injection Parameters:
MS Parameters:

Mass scan range: 30-550 amu

Threshold: 100
Tune file: stune.u
Acquisition mode: scan
9.145 min

Retention Time:

4
Intensity [x 10 ]

44

EI Mass Spectrum: 3,4-Methylenedioxycathinone HCl; Lot TAD21OCT93C

5
4
3

40

60

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80

100

120

140

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160

180

193

177

135

121
74

91
93

63
65
EI+

53

39

149

m/z

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3.3 INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FTIR)
Insrument:
Scan Parameters:

FTIR with diamond ATR attachment (3 bounce)

Number of scans: 32
Number of background scans: 32
Resolution: 4 cm-1
Sample gain: 8
Aperture: 150

3000

2500

2000

1500

Wavenumber (cm-1)

418

754

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833

1500

881

1600

928

60

1700

1039

1252

1446

1500

1678

65

1092

70

989

1117

75

509

717

1313

1605

80

590

%Transmittance

3500

418

60

1252

1446
1500

1678

65

1039
1092

70

754
833
881
928
989

1117

75

509

717

1313

1605

80

590

%Transmittance

FTIR ATR (Diamond, 3 Bounce): 3,4-Methylenedioxycathinone HCl; Lot TAD21OCT93C

1400

1300

1200

1100

1000

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900

800

700 Wavenumber (cm-1)

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4. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Dal Cason, T. The characterization of some 3,4-methylenedioxycathinone (MDCATH) homologs. Forensic
Science International 87(1997) 9-53

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylenedioxycathinone
Wikipedia

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