# Methcathinone (Some other names: 2-(methylamino)-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propiophenone; 2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-methylaminopropiophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone; N-methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463 and UR1432), its salts, optical isomers and salts of optical isomers — Federal controlled substance schedule (I-V) by drug, with DEA code number

For Methcathinone (Some other names: 2-(methylamino)-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propiophenone; 2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-methylaminopropiophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone; N-methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463 and UR1432), its salts, optical isomers and salts of optical isomers, schedule is Schedule I; listed under is Stimulants; dea code number is 1237; cfr citation is 21 CFR 1308.11(f)(10), recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Substance:** Methcathinone (Some other names: 2-(methylamino)-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propiophenone; 2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-methylaminopropiophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone; N-methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463 and UR1432), its salts, optical isomers and salts of optical isomers _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Schedule:** Schedule I _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Listed under:** Stimulants _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **DEA code number:** 1237 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR citation:** 21 CFR 1308.11(f)(10) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (10) Methcathinone (Some other names: 2-(methylamino)-propiophenone; alpha-(methylamino)propiophenone; 2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-one; alpha-N-methylaminopropiophenone; monomethylpropion; ephedrone; N-methylcathinone; methylcathinone; AL-464; AL-422; AL-463 and UR1432), its salts, optical isomers and salts of optical isomers | 1237 |

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Schedule

> § 1308.11 Schedule I.

### Listed under

> (f) Stimulants.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1308

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-12-30.
Part of [Federal controlled substance schedule (I-V) by drug, with DEA code number](https://referencesource.org/dea-controlled-substance-schedule-by-drug/).