Chemical composition and structure of the microcrystals formed between silver(I) and γ-hydroxybutyric acid and γ-hydroxyvaleric acid

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 808-811

  Bell, Suzanne C ^a   Oldfield, Lucy S ^a   Shakleya, Diaa M ^a   Petersen, Jeffrey L ^a   Mercer, Jennifer W ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hydroxyvaleric acid; Crystal morphology; Crystallography; Drug analysis; Forensic science; GHB; GHV; Image analysis; Microcrystal tests; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYVALERIC ACID; CARBON; COPPER; COPPER ION; LANTHANIDE; LANTHANUM; NITRATE; REAGENT; SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRUG SCREENING; FORENSIC SCIENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33745750078     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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