Characterization of route specific impurities found in methamphetamine synthesized by the Leuckart and reductive amination methods

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 7342-7348

  Kunalan, Vanitha ^a   Daéid, Niamh Nic ^a   Kerr, William J ^a   Buchanan, Hilary A S ^a   McPherson, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC IMPURITIES; CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; DRUG TRAFFICKING; IMPURITY PROFILING; METHAMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE; PRODUCTION BATCHES; PROPANONE; REDUCTIVE AMINATION; STARTING MATERIALS; SYNTHETIC METHODS;

ACETONE; AMINATION; IMPURITIES;

AMINES;

ACETONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PHENYLACETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINATION; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

AMINATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; METHAMPHETAMINE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 69749110822     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac9005588     Document Type: Article

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