Isomerization of delta-9-THC to delta-8-THC when tested as trifluoroacetyl-, pentafluoropropionyl-, or heptafluorobutyryl- derivatives

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 674-679

  Holler, Justin M ^a   Smith, Michael L ^a   Paul, Shom N ^a,b   Past, Marilyn R ^a,c   Paul, Buddha D ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific

Author keywords

Delta 9 THC to delta 8 THC isomerization; Fragment isotope composition; GC MS detection; Mechanism of fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETICS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DERIVATIVES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FOOD PRESERVATION; ISOMERIZATION; ISOMERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIXTURES; NATURAL RESOURCES; ORGANIC ACIDS; STABILIZERS (AGENTS); TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE INDICATING CAMERAS; TITANIUM CARBIDE;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CHLOROFORM (CF); DEMETHYLATION; DERIVATIZATION; DERIVATIZATION OF; DIELS ALDER; FRAGMENTATION PATHWAYS; GC/MS ANALYSIS; ION CHROMATOGRAM (IC); MASS SPECTRUM (MS); PENTAFLUOROPROPIONYL (PFP); REAGENT MIXTURE; RETENTION TIME (RT); RETENTION TIMES; SCAN MODE; SPECTRA (CO); TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC); TRIFLUOROACETYL;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

CHLOROFORM; DELTA8 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; DRONABINOL; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; PENTAFLUOROPROPANOL; PENTAFLUOROPROPIONIC ANHYDRIDE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; TRIFLUOROACETIC ANHYDRIDE;

ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; DIELS ALDER REACTION; ISOMERIZATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOMERISM; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ALNUS;

EID: 44649149496     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1375     Document Type: Article

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