{"id":108417,"date":"2026-06-16T14:18:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=108417"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T08:48:05","slug":"2-bromo-4-methylpropiophenone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/2-bromo-4-methylpropiophenone\/","title":{"rendered":"2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Department of Revenue has notified 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone as a \u201ccontrolled\u201d substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Regulation of Controlled Substances) Order, 2013.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About 2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>organic compound<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that falls under the <\/span><b>category of aromatic ketones.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is most widely known as the primary <\/span><b>starting material for manufacturing mephedrone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4-methylmethcathinone), a synthetic stimulant and psychotropic substance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is primarily produced by specialised pharmaceutical manufacturers, as it\u2019s highly valued in organic synthesis for several legal industrial applications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Properties<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It h<\/span><b>as a phenyl ring<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attached to a propiophenone group, substituted by a bromine atom at the 2-position and a methyl group at the 4-position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physically, 2-bromo-4-methylpropiophenone <\/span><b>appears as a white or off-white crystalline<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> powder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>sparingly soluble in water<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but exhibits good solubility in various organic solvents such as ethanol, acetone, and chloroform.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It acts as an important intermediate in the <\/span><b>synthesis of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It exhibits potential biological activities, including antimicrobial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory effects.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It serves as a vital building block or <\/span><b>intermediate for synthesising legal medical drugs,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specifically analgesics, which are <\/span><b>pain relievers, sedatives, and anticonvulsants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (used to treat epilepsy and seizures).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is Controlled Substance?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A control <\/span><b>substance <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is generally a <\/span><b>drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or use is <\/span><b>regulated by a government,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated by law.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/2-bromo-4-methylpropiophenone-notified-as-controlled-substance-under-ndps-act\/article71105664.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2-Bromo-4-Methylpropiophenone is an organic compound that falls under the category of aromatic ketones. 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