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2,4-Dinitrophenol DNP

An industrial chemical, not a medicine, that forces the body to burn fat by turning it into heat instead of usable energy. It causes real, fast fat loss in documented cases, but the gap between an effective dose and a fatal one is dangerously small, and it has caused deaths from the body overheating.

Also known as Dinitrophenol, Aldifen, Nitrophene, Dinofan, Phenol, 2,4-dinitro-, Fenoxyl carbon N, Solfo Black B, Tertrosulphur PBR

Effects Lose fat

Routes Oral

Legal status Unapproved / investigational

WADA Not listed

3D Molecular Structure of C₆H₄N₂O₅

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Chemistry

Formula: C6H4N2O5
Molar mass: 184.11
CAS: 51-28-5
PubChem CID: 1493
IUPAC name: 2,4-dinitrophenol
InChIKey: UFBJCMHMOXMLKC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Reported dosing

User-reported

What has been reported in the literature and by users. This is a record of what is done, not a recommendation.

Typical dose Not established as safe at any dose

Reported range Underground reports: 200-600 mg/day; deaths reported at both single high doses and with cumulative/repeated dosing

Route Oral

Frequency Reports vary; some daily, some alternate-day

Duration Reports of days to a few weeks; risk rises sharply with repeated dosing due to accumulation in tissue

Extremely dangerous. No medical use; banned for human consumption in the US and EU; has caused numerous confirmed deaths from hyperthermia, including at doses commonly cited as 'typical.' No dose is considered safe. Included for harm-reduction/informational purposes only, not as a usage recommendation.

Where this comes from Case reports/coroner and poison-control literature; underground forum reports

There is no approved human dosing for this compound. The figures above are what users and vendors report, not what has been established as safe or effective. Treat them as a record of what is done, not as guidance.