Identification and characterization of JWH-122 used as new ingredient in "Spice-like" herbal incenses

Forensic Science International

Volumn 208, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Ernst, Ludger ^a   Schiebel, Hans Martin ^a   Theuring, Claudine ^a   Lindigkeit, Rainer ^a   Beuerle, Till ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cannabimimetics; JWH 122; Mass spectrometry; N alkyl 3 (1 naphthoyl)indole; NMR; Spice

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAVA RED; N ALKYL 3 (1 NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE; SILICA GEL; SPICE LIKE HERBAL INCENSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOXHLET EXTRACTION;

EID: 79955468228     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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