The impurity characteristics of methamphetamine synthesized by Emde and Nagai method

Forensic Science International

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 142-147

  Ko, Beom Jun ^a,b   Suh, SungIll ^a   Suh, Yong Jun ^a   In, Moon Kyo ^a   Kim, Sung Hong ^c  

^a Supreme Prosecutors' Office   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emde method; Impurity profiling; Methamphetamine; Nagai method

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IMPURITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34547120724     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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