Positive identification of the principal component of a white powder as scopolamine by quantitative one-dimensional and two-dimensional NMR techniques

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 151-161

  Henderson, Terry J ^a   Cullinan, David B ^b   Lawrence, Richard J ^c   Oyler, Jonathan M ^a  

^a EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological toxins; Forensic sciences; Mass spectrometry; Molecular structure; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Tropane alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SCOPOLAMINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG DETERMINATION; HETERONUCLEAR MULTIPLE BOND CORRELATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 39049162902     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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