Bank security dye packs: Synthesis, isolation, and characterization of chlorinated products of bleached 1-(methylamino)anthraquinone

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1276-1283

  Egan, James M ^a   Rickenbach, Michael ^b   Mooney, Kim E ^a   Palenik, Chris S ^a   Golombeck, Rebecca ^c   Mueller, Karl T ^c  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b FBI LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank dye; Bank robbery; Bank security; Chlorinated derivatives; Dye bleaching; Dye pack; Forensic chemistry; Forensic science; MAAQ; Security inks; Stained currency; Theft deterrent device

Indexed keywords

1 (METHYLAMINO)ANTHRAQUINONE; 2 CHLORO 1 (METHYLAMINO)ANTHRAQUINONE; 2,4 DICHLORO 1 (METHYLAMINO)ANTHRAQUINONE; 4 CHLORO 1 (METHYLAMINO)ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DYE;

ARTICLE; BANK SECURITY DYE PACK; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CHLORINATION; COLOR; DEVICE; FORENSIC CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMER; LIQUID; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; MICROANALYSIS; MONEY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; THEFT; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 33845574857     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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