Naphyrone

Naphyrone
Clinical data
Other namesO-2482; Naphthylpyrovalerone
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • (RS)-1-naphthalen-2-yl-2-pyrrolidin-1-ylpentan-1-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H23NO
Molar mass281.399 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCC(C(C1=CC2=C(C=C1)C=CC=C2)=O)N3CCCC3

Naphyrone, also known as O-2482 and naphthylpyrovalerone, is a stimulant drug of the cathinone and naphthylaminopropane families. It was derived from pyrovalerone and acts as a serotonin–norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibitor (SNDRI). Naphyrone has been reported as a novel designer drug. No safety or toxicity data is available on the drug.

The drug has been marketed under the name “NRG-1,” although only a minority of samples of substances sold under this name have been found to actually contain naphyrone, and even samples that proved to contain genuine β-naphyrone were in some cases also found to contain the 1-naphthyl isomer α-naphyrone in varying proportions, further confusing the reported effects profile.