PCPEP
Identifiers
  • 1-(1-phenylcyclopentyl)piperidine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H23N
Molar mass229.367 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C1CCN(CC1)C2(CCCC2)C3=CC=CC=C3
  • InChI=1S/C16H23N/c1-3-9-15(10-4-1)16(11-5-6-12-16)17-13-7-2-8-14-17/h1,3-4,9-10H,2,5-8,11-14H2
  • Key:KNZVHCGBSJFKIX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

PCPEP (1-phenyl-1-piperidinylcyclopentane) is a designer drug from the arylcyclohexylamine family, which has dissociative effects. It is the ring-contracted cyclopentyl homologue of PCP and has around 1/10th the potency of PCP, making it a similar potency to ketamine.[1][2] It has been sold as an illicit drug in Japan.

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References

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  1. ^ Shulgin AT, Mac Lean DE (1976). "Illicit synthesis of phencyclidine (PCP) and several of its analogs". Clinical Toxicology. 9 (4): 553–560. doi:10.3109/15563657608988157. PMID 975751.
  2. ^ Shannon HE, McQuinn RL, Vaupel DB, Cone EJ (February 1983). "Effects of cycloalkyl ring analogs of phencyclidine on behavior in rodents". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 224 (2): 327–333. doi:10.1016/S0022-3565(25)33474-9. PMID 6822958.