A 'cold synthesis' of heroin and implications in heroin signature analysis. Utility of trifluoroacetic/acetic anhydride in the acetylation of morphine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 221-229

  Odell, Luke R ^a   Skopec, Jana ^b   McCluskey, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b AGAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acetylation of morphine; Cold synthesis; Heroin; Signaure program

Indexed keywords

3 ACETYL 6 TRIFLUOROACETYLMORPHINE; 3 TRIFLUOROACETYL 6 ACETYLMORPHINE; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; ALKALOID; BISTRIFLUOROACETYLMORPHINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID; TRIFLUOROACETYLCODEINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 33751066121     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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