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| 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 | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
| Abbreviations | MDP2P, PMK |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.022.843 |
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| Properties | |
| C10H10O3 | |
| Molar mass | 178.185 g/mol |
| Appearance | Yellowish green liquid (when impure) |
| Density | 1.211 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 290 °C (554 °F; 563 K) |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenylpropan-2-one[1] orpiperonyl methyl ketone (MDP2P orPMK) is achemical compound consisting of aphenylacetonemoietysubstituted with amethylenedioxyfunctional group. It is commonlysynthesized from eithersafrole or itsisomerisosafrole viaoxidation using theWacker oxidation orperoxyacid oxidation methods.
MDP2P is aprecursor in thechemical synthesis of themethylenedioxyphenethylamine (MDxx)class of compounds, the classic example of which is3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA), and is also anintermediate 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 theUnited States (U.S.)Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)List I of Chemicals of theControlled Substances Act (CSA) via theChemical Diversion and Trafficking Act (CDTA). It is also considered a category 1 precursor in the European Union.
