GHB free acid: I. Solution formation studies and spectroscopic characterization by 1HNMR and FT-IR

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 321-329

  DeFrancesco, James V ^a   Witkowski, Mark R ^b   Ciolino, Laura A ^b  

^a Drug Enforcement Administration   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

hydroxybutyrate; hydroxybutyric acid; 1HNMR; Forensic science; FT IR; GBL; GHB; GHB free acid; Interconversion; NMR; Sodium oxybate; Solution spectroscopic analysis

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LACTONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEASUREMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 33644899649     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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