Phenylacetones are a group of organic compounds containing a phenyl moiety and an acetone moiety bonded together, the archetypal example being phenylacetone. An organic compound is any member of a large class of Chemical compounds whose Molecules contain Carbon. In Organic chemistry, the phenyl group or phenyl ring (often abbreviated as -Ph) is the Functional group with the formula - Acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is a colorless mobile flammable Phenylacetone, sometimes abbreviated P2P is an Organic compound.
Phenylacetones often play a role in the illict synthesis of amphetamine and its analogues, 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone (MDP2P) for example being used in the production of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) [1], 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) [2], 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine (MDEA) [3] and other homologues. In Chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of Chemical reactions in order to get a product, or several products Amphetamine, and related drugs such as Methamphetamine are a group of drugs that act by increasing levels of Norepinephrine, Serotonin, and Dopamine MDP2P (34-methylenedioxy-phenyl-2-propanone is a Chemical compound consisting of phenylacetone substituted with a Methylenedioxy Functional 34-Methylenedioxyamphetamine ( MDA or Tenamfetamine) is a Psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and empathogen/entactogen of the MDMA ( 34-methylenedioxy- N -methylamphetamine) most commonly known today by the street name Ecstasy (often abbreviated E, X, MDEA (also MDE) which stands for 34-methylenedioxy- N -ethylamphetamine is a Psychedelic hallucinogenic drug and Empathogen-entactogen
Because of their use in illict drug synthesis, some Phenylacetones are controlled or regulated in many parts of the world.