Emerging use of isotope ratio mass spectrometry as a tool for discrimination of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine by synthetic route

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3350-3356

  Buchanan, Hilary A S ^a   Daéid, Niamh Nic ^a   Meier Augenstein, Wolfram ^b   Kemp, Helen F ^b   Kerr, William J ^a   Middleditch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DRUG PROFILING; STATISTICAL MEANS; SYNTHETIC ROUTE;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; CARBON 13; DEUTERIUM; NITROGEN 15;

AMINATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMINATION; CARBON ISOTOPES; DEUTERIUM; HALLUCINOGENS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; REDUCING AGENTS; SAFROLE;

EID: 43149099656     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac702559s     Document Type: Article

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