# 1-phenyl-2-propanone

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An organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH2C(O)CH3. It is a colorless oil that is soluble in organic solvents. This substance is used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and amphetamine, where it is commonly known as P2P

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**Input To**:
- [Pharmaceutical Synthesis](/Processes/Pharmaceutical_Synthesis)
**Summary**: A controlled organic ketone (phenylacetone, P2P) used as a chemical intermediate. It is a single synthesized substance, so it has no assembled bill-of-materials, and it is a tightly regulated precursor (DEA List I / Schedule II in the United States); its production reagents and synthesis route are deliberately not enumerated here.
**Output Of**:
- [Organic Chemical Synthesis](/Processes/Organic_Chemical_Synthesis)
**Physical Good**: true
**Produced With**:
- [Batch Chemical Reactor](/Products/Batch_Chemical_Reactor)
**Has Measurement**:
- [Chemical Purity](/Metrics/Chemical_Purity)
- [Assay Concentration](/Metrics/Assay_Concentration)
**Transforms Into**:
- [Amphetamine](/Products/Amphetamine)

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Narcotic drug precursors](/Products/Narcotic_drug_precursors) — parent · Products

### Siblings

- [3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone](/Products/3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone) — siblings · Products
- [Gamma-butyrolactone](/Products/Gamma-butyrolactone) — siblings · Products
- [Hydroiodic acid](/Products/Hydroiodic_acid) — siblings · Products
- [Hypophosphorous acid](/Products/Hypophosphorous_acid) — siblings · Products
- [N-acetylanthranilic acid](/Products/N-acetylanthranilic_acid) — siblings · Products
- [Phenylacetic acid](/Products/Phenylacetic_acid) — siblings · Products
- [Piperonal](/Products/Piperonal) — siblings · Products
- [Red phosphorus](/Products/Red_phosphorus) — siblings · Products
- [Acetic anhydride](/Products/Acetic_anhydride) — siblings · Products
- [Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride](/Products/Pseudoephedrine_hydrochloride) — siblings · Products
- [Ephedrine hydrochloride](/Products/Ephedrine_hydrochloride) — siblings · Products
- [19-Nortestosterone Precursor](/Products/19-Nortestosterone_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [2-Chlorophenylacetone](/Products/2-Chlorophenylacetone) — siblings · Products
- [4-Hydroxyphenylacetone](/Products/4-Hydroxyphenylacetone) — siblings · Products
- [4-Methylphenyl Precursor](/Products/4-Methylphenyl_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Active Pharmaceutical Precursors](/Products/Active_Pharmaceutical_Precursors) — siblings · Products
- [Arylcyclohexylamine Precursor](/Products/Arylcyclohexylamine_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Capsaicin Precursor](/Products/Capsaicin_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Chemical Intermediate Precursor](/Products/Chemical_Intermediate_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Chemical Precursors](/Products/Chemical_Precursors) — siblings · Products
- [Chiral Precursor](/Products/Chiral_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Dextromethorphan Free Base](/Products/Dextromethorphan_Free_Base) — siblings · Products
- [Dimethoxy Phenethylamine Intermediate](/Products/Dimethoxy_Phenethylamine_Intermediate) — siblings · Products
- [Dimethylaniline Precursor](/Products/Dimethylaniline_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Diphenylacetonitrile](/Products/Diphenylacetonitrile) — siblings · Products
- [Diphenylacetonitrile Intermediate](/Products/Diphenylacetonitrile_Intermediate) — siblings · Products
- [Drug Box and Narcotics Safe](/Products/Drug_Box_and_Narcotics_Safe) — siblings · Products
- [Drug Intermediate](/Products/Drug_Intermediate) — siblings · Products
- [Europol](/Products/Europol) — siblings · Products
- [Explosive Precursor Chemicals](/Products/Explosive_Precursor_Chemicals) — siblings · Products
- [Heptanone Precursor](/Products/Heptanone_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Hexahydrocannabinol Intermediate](/Products/Hexahydrocannabinol_Intermediate) — siblings · Products
- [Key Starting Material](/Products/Key_Starting_Material) — siblings · Products
- [Lysergic Acid Precursor](/Products/Lysergic_Acid_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Methoxy-substituted Phenylacetone](/Products/Methoxy-substituted_Phenylacetone) — siblings · Products
- [Nitroarene Precursor](/Products/Nitroarene_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Para-iodoamphetamine Precursor](/Products/Para-iodoamphetamine_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Pentyl Methylamino Butyric Acid Precursor](/Products/Pentyl_Methylamino_Butyric_Acid_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Phenethylamine Precursor](/Products/Phenethylamine_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Phenylacetic Acid Precursor](/Products/Phenylacetic_Acid_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Phenylacetone Precursor](/Products/Phenylacetone_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Phenylpiperidine Precursor](/Products/Phenylpiperidine_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Precursor Fine Chemical](/Products/Precursor_Fine_Chemical) — siblings · Products
- [Saccharin Precursor](/Products/Saccharin_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Schedule II Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients](/Products/Schedule_II_Active_Pharmaceutical_Ingredients) — siblings · Products
- [Serialized Packaged Medicines](/Products/Serialized_Packaged_Medicines) — siblings · Products
- [Synthesis Precursor](/Products/Synthesis_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Synthetic Cannabinoid Intermediate](/Products/Synthetic_Cannabinoid_Intermediate) — siblings · Products
- [Synthetic Opioid Precursor](/Products/Synthetic_Opioid_Precursor) — siblings · Products
- [Synthetic Precursor Chemicals](/Products/Synthetic_Precursor_Chemicals) — siblings · Products

### Related (consumes)

- [Dexamfetamine](/Products/Dexamfetamine) — consumes · Products
- [Pheniprazine](/Products/Pheniprazine) — consumes · Products
- [Phentermine](/Products/Phentermine) — consumes · Products

### Input to

- [Pharmaceutical Chemical Synthesis](/Processes/Pharmaceutical_Chemical_Synthesis) — input to · Processes

### Output of

- [Organic Synthesis](/Processes/Organic_Synthesis) — output of · Processes

### Transforms into

- [Amfetamine or amphetamine](/Products/Amfetamine_or_amphetamine) — transforms into · Products

### Measured by

- [Compound Purity](/Metrics/Compound_Purity) — measured by · Metrics
- [Assay Concentration](/Metrics/Assay_Concentration) — measured by · Metrics

### Problems this exposes

- [DEA List I registration and recordkeeping burden for every transfer](/Problems/DEA_List_I_registration_and_recordkeeping_burden_for_every_transfer) — exposes problem · Problems
- [KYC vetting of downstream buyers to avoid clandestine-lab supply](/Problems/KYC_vetting_of_downstream_buyers_to_avoid_clandestine-lab_supply) — exposes problem · Problems
- [diversion and theft controls on a regulated amphetamine precursor](/Problems/diversion_and_theft_controls_on_a_regulated_amphetamine_precursor) — exposes problem · Problems
- [import/export quota and bonded-storage compliance](/Problems/import%2Fexport_quota_and_bonded-storage_compliance) — exposes problem · Problems
- [suspicious-order monitoring and threshold reporting to ARCOS](/Problems/suspicious-order_monitoring_and_threshold_reporting_to_ARCOS) — exposes problem · Problems

### Produced with

- [Batch Chemical Reactor](/Products/Batch_Chemical_Reactor) — produced with · Products