Isolation and identification of three by-products found in methylamphetamine synthesized by the Emde route

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 605-615

  Salouros, Helen ^a,b   Collins, Michael ^a   George, Adrian V ^b   Davies, Stephen ^a  

^a NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemical profiling; Emde reaction; Forensic science; Methylamphetamine; N; N dimethyl 3,4 diphenylhexane 2,5 diamine; N methyl 1 4 2 (methylamino) propyl phenyl 1 phenylpropan 2 amine

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951120779     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01330.x     Document Type: Article

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