What does "alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone" mean?

A synthetic stimulant drug of the cathinone class, C₁₅H₂₁NO, that is reputed to produce potent but short-lived, hallucinogenic effects.

Alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone

Common synonyms include: alpha-pyrrolidinovalerophenone, bath salts, flakka, gravel, ivory wave, α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone.

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A synthetic stimulant drug of the cathinone class, C₁₅H₂₁NO, that is reputed to produce potent but short-lived, hallucinogenic effects. uncountable

From alpha- + pyrrolidino- + penti- + phenone.

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