Phenylacetones are a group of organic compounds containing a phenyl moiety and an acetone moiety bonded together, the archetypal example being phenylacetone.
Phenylacetones often play a role in the illicit 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.
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