1-(2-Chloro-N-methylbenzimidoyl)cyclopentanol

Chemical compound N 1-[C-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methylcarbonimidoyl]cyclopentan-1-ol Hydroxyketimine_structure.png skin-invert-image 6740-87-0 90717-16-1 hydrochloride 13086940 26551984 HGI99H315N 13 16 1 1 1 CN=C(C1=CC=CC=C1Cl)C2(CCCC2)O 1S/C13H16ClNO/c1-15-12(13(16)8-4-5-9-13)10-6-2-3-7-11(10)14/h2-3,6-7,16H,4-5,8-9H2,1H3 FJGPXUPMNZOTLX-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1-(2-Chloro-N-methylbenzimidoyl)cyclopentanol, sometimes misleadingly referred to as hydroxylimine hydrochloride, is a chemical compound which is the final intermediate in the synthesis of ketamine, an anaesthetic drug which is also subject to recreational abuse. This chemical intermediate is not active as a drug in its own right, and is legal in most countries, but is readily converted into ketamine by dissolving it in a suitable high-boiling point solvent and heating, with no other chemicals required. US 3254124 patent Aminoketones and methods for their production 1966-05-31 1962-06-29 1962-06-29 Stevens CL Parke Davis & Co . Dimitrov I, Denny WA, Jose J Syntheses of Ketamine and Related Analogues: A Mini Review. Synthesis 2018 50 21 4201–4215 10.1055/s-0037-1609935 105931970 2292/45768 free This has made it subject to illicit trade as a drug precursor, and it has sometimes been seized by law enforcement agencies in significant quantities, leading to it being specifically banned as a controlled drug precursor in some jurisdictions such as Taiwan. https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/827352 200 kg of ketamine precursor seized at Taoyuan Airport Taiwan News 1 January 2009 https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3395120 Taiwan catches 2 tons of drugs hidden inside machinery from China. Taiwan News 31 March 2018 See also 1-Boc-4-AP 1,6-Dioxecane-2,7-dione Alprazolam triazolobenzophenone References Category:Illegal drug trade Category:Imines