2,3-Dichlorophenylpiperazine


2,3-Dichlorophenylpiperazine is a chemical compound. It is both a precursor in the synthesis of aripiprazole and one of its metabolites. It is unclear whether 2,3-DCPP is pharmacologically active similar to its close analogue 3-chlorophenylpiperazine.

Legality

2,3-DCPP has been made illegal in Japan and Hungary after having been identified in seized designer drug samples.

Derivatives

As with the related compound mCPP, 2,3-DCPP is an essential precursor to several pharmaceutical drugs which are widely used in medicine, and is also formed as a metabolite of these drugs in patients, although generally only in insignificant amounts.