Comparative analysis of 1-phenyl-2-propanone (P2P), an amphetamine-type stimulant precursor, using stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Presented in part as a poster at the 2nd meeting of the Joint European Stable Isotope User Meeting (JESIUM), Giens, France, September 2008

Science and Justice

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 94-101

  Schneiders, S ^a   Holdermann, T ^a   Dahlenburg, R ^b  

^a Unit Central Analytics II (KT 12)   (Germany)

^b Forensic Science Institute   (Germany)

Author keywords

1 phenyl 2 propanone; EA IRMS; GC IRMS; Precursor; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYL 2 PROPANE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRECURSOR;

ACETONE; AMPHETAMINES; CARBON ISOTOPES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GERMANY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OXYGEN;

EID: 67349153384     PISSN: 13550306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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