2C-B: A new psychoactive phenylethylamine recently discovered in ecstasy tablets sold on the Swiss black market

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 345-354

  Giroud, C ^a   Augsburger, M ^a   Rivier, L ^a   Mangin, P ^a   Sadeghipour, F ^b   Varesio, E ^b   Veuthey, J L ^b   Kamalaprija, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2C B; 4 BROMO 2,5 DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG; PHENETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031702810     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.5.345     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. R.A. Glennon, M. Titeler, and R.A. Lyon. A preliminary investigation of the psychoactive agent 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine: a potential drug of abuse. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 30: 597-601 (1988).
2. M. Lobos, Y. Borges, E. Gonzales, and B.K. Cassels. The action of the psychoactive drug 2C-B on isolated rat thoracic aorta. Gen. Pharmacol. 23: 1139-1142 (1992).
3. P. Saez, Y. Borges, E. Gonzalez, and B.K. Cassels. α-Adrenergic and 5-HT2-serotonergic effects of some β-phenylethylamines on isolated rat thoracic aorta. Gen. Pharmacol. 25: 211-216 (1994).
4. M.E. Bronson, W. Jiang, J. DeRuiter, and C.R. Clark. A behavioral comparison of nexus, cathinone, BDB, and MDA. Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 51: 473-475 (1995).
5. J.T. Cody. Cross-reactivity of amphetamine analogues with Roche Abuscreen radioimmunoassay reagents. J. Anal. Toxicol. 14: 50-53 (1990).
6. J.T. Cody and R. Schwarzhoff. Fluorescence polarization immunoassay detection of amphetamine, methamphetamine, and illicit amphetamine analogues. J. Anal. Toxicol. 17: 26-30 (1993).
7. A.T. Shulgin and M.F. Carter. Centrally active phenethylamines. Psychopharmacol. Commun. 1: 93-98 (1975).
8. A. Shulgin and A. Shulgin. Pihkal, A Chemical Love Story. Transform Press, Berkeley, CA, 1992, pp 503-506.
9. F.A. Ragan, S.A. Hite, M.S. Samuels, and R.E. Garey. 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine: identification of a new street drug. J. Anal. Toxicol. 9: 91-93 (1985).
10. J. DeRuiter, C.R. Clark, and F.T. Noggle. Analysis of the bromination products of the isomeric dimethoxyphenethylamines: differentiation of «Nexus» from five positional isomers. Microgram XXX 5: 96-111 (1997).
11. D. Delliou. 4-Bromo-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine: psychoactivity, toxic effects and analytical methods. Forensic Sci. Int. 21: 259-267 (1983).
12. K.D. Altria, Essential peak area normalization for quantitative impurity content determination by capillary electrophoresis, Chromatographia 35: 177-182 (1993).
13. K. Pfleger, H.H. Maurer, and A. Weber. Mass Spectral and GC Data of Drugs, Poisons, Pesticides, Pollutants and their Metabolites, Vol. 1. VCH, New York, NY, 1992, p 22.