UN 1988 Convention Table I Precursors

Substances regulated under UN 1988 Convention Table I Precursors. Select a CAS number to view the compound and its full regulatory status.

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Table I of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1988, monitored by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB). Table I covers precursors critical to the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances — ephedrine-class substances, ergot alkaloids, safrole-group chemicals, and fentanyl and amphetamine/MDMA designer precursors — and carries the Convention’s strictest trade controls, including pre-export notification between governments. It is the international parent of national regimes such as China’s precursor categories and the US DEA lists. The most recent amendments added 4-AP, 1-boc-4-AP and norfentanyl (effective 23 November 2022) and 4-piperidone, 1-boc-4-piperidone and two series of glycidic-acid designer-precursor esters (effective 3 December 2024). Salts of listed substances are controlled wherever they can exist. ChemAbout lists the 31 Table I entries that carry a CAS number; 12 footnote-controlled esters without CAS numbers are not expanded. ChemAbout does not facilitate procurement for listed CAS numbers.

Maintained by:
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)
Substances listed:
31
Last reviewed:
Most recently listed:
SubstanceCASStatusListed since
1-Phenyl-2-propanone (P-2-P / BMK)↗103-79-7Listed—
3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidate (PMK glycidate)↗13605-48-6Listed2019-11-19
3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidic acid (PMK glycidic acid)↗2167189-50-4Listed2019-11-19
3,4-MDP-2-P methyl glycidic acid, ethyl ester (PMK ethyl glycidate)↗28578-16-7Listed2024-12-03
3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone (PMK / MDP2P)↗4676-39-5Listed—
4-Anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP)↗21409-26-7Listed—
4-Piperidone↗41661-47-6Listed2024-12-03
Acetic anhydride↗108-24-7Listed—
alpha-Phenylacetoacetamide (APAA)↗4433-77-6Listed2019-11-19
alpha-Phenylacetoacetonitrile (APAAN)↗4468-48-8Listed—
Ephedrine↗299-42-3Listed—
Ergometrine↗60-79-7Listed—
Ergotamine↗113-15-5Listed—
Isosafrole↗120-58-1Listed—
Lysergic acid↗82-58-6Listed—
Methyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate (MAPA)↗16648-44-5Listed2020-11-03
N-Acetylanthranilic acid↗89-52-1Listed—
N-Phenethyl-4-piperidone (NPP)↗39742-60-4Listed—
N-Phenyl-4-piperidinamine (4-AP)↗23056-29-3Listed2022-11-23
Norephedrine (phenylpropanolamine)↗14838-15-4Listed—
Norfentanyl↗1609-66-1Listed2022-11-23
P-2-P methyl glycidic acid (BMK glycidic acid)↗25547-51-7Listed2024-12-03
P-2-P methyl glycidic acid, ethyl ester (BMK ethyl glycidate)↗41232-97-7Listed2024-12-03
P-2-P methyl glycidic acid, methyl ester (BMK methyl glycidate)↗80532-66-7Listed2024-12-03
Phenylacetic acid↗103-82-2Listed—
Piperonal↗120-57-0Listed—
Potassium permanganate↗7722-64-7Listed—
Pseudoephedrine↗90-82-4Listed—
Safrole↗94-59-7Listed—
tert-Butyl 4-(phenylamino)piperidine-1-carboxylate (1-boc-4-AP)↗125541-22-2Listed2022-11-23
tert-Butyl 4-oxopiperidine-1-carboxylate (1-boc-4-piperidone)↗79099-07-3Listed2024-12-03

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