PX-2

PX-2
Legal status
Legal status	CA: Schedule II; DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only); UK: Class B; Illegal in China, Singapore, Sweden;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (S)-N-(1-amino-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1-(5-fluoropentyl)-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide;
CAS Number	2365471-47-0 ;
ChemSpider	32741702;
UNII	MJ9UWE9QAR;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C22H25FN4O2
Molar mass	396.466 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C(N[C@@H](C(N)=O)CC1=CC=CC=C1)C2=NN(CCCCCF)C3=C2C=CC=C3;
	InChI InChI=1S/C22H25FN4O2/c23-13-7-2-8-14-27-19-12-6-5-11-17(19)20(26-27)22(29)25-18(21(24)28)15-16-9-3-1-4-10-16/h1,3-6,9-12,18H,2,7-8,13-15H2,(H2,24,28)(H,25,29)/t18-/m1/s1; Key:OJTAHWMZBJRSIR-GOSISDBHSA-N;

PX-2 (also known as 5F-APP-PINACA, FU-PX and PPA(N)-2201) is an indazole-based synthetic cannabinoid that has been sold online as a designer drug.^[1]^[2]^[3] It contains a phenylalanine amino acid amide as part of its structure.

Legality

Sweden's public health agency suggested classifying PX-2 as hazardous substance on November 10, 2014.^[4]

PX-2 is listed in the Fifth Schedule of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) and therefore illegal in Singapore as of May 2015.^[5]

As of October 2015 PX-2 is a controlled substance in China.^[6]

^ "PX 2". Cayman Chemical. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
^ Qian Z, Jia W, Li T, Hua Z, Liu C (January 2017). "Identification and analytical characterization of four synthetic cannabinoids ADB-BICA, NNL-1, NNL-2, and PPA(N)-2201". Drug Testing and Analysis. 9 (1): 51–60. doi:10.1002/dta.1990. PMID 27239006.
^ Dahm P, Thomas A, Rothschild MA, Thevis M, Mercer-Chalmers-Bender K (July 2022). "Phase I-metabolism studies of the synthetic cannabinoids PX-1 and PX-2 using three different in vitro models". Forensic Toxicology. 40 (2): 244–262. doi:10.1007/s11419-021-00606-6. PMC 9715525. PMID 36454402. S2CID 245540105.
^ "Cannabinoider föreslås bli klassade som hälsofarlig vara" [Cannabinoids are proposed to be classified as dangerous to health]. Folkhälsomyndigheten. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ "CNB NEWS RELEASE". Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "关于印发《非药用类麻醉药品和精神药品列管办法》的通知" [On the issuance of non-pharmaceutical narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances listed in the notice] (in Chinese). China Food and Drug Administration. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.