Raman spectroscopy for forensic examination of β-ketophenethylamine " legal highs": Reference and seized samples of cathinone derivatives

Analytica Chimica Acta

Volumn 711, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-6

  Stewart, Samantha P ^a   Bell, Steven E J ^a   Fletcher, Nicholas C ^a   Bouazzaoui, Samira ^a   Ho, Yen Cheng ^a   Speers, S James ^b   Peters, K Laota ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b FORENSIC SCIENCE NORTHERN IRELAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beta keto; Ecstasy and cathinone; Legal high; Phenethylamines; Raman

Indexed keywords

BETA-KETO; CATHINONE; LEGAL HIGH; PHENETHYLAMINES; RAMAN;

DRUG PRODUCTS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; AMPHETAMINE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BETA KETOPHENETHYLAMINE; BULKING AGENT; CATHINONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHCATHINONE; PHENETHYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ALKALOIDS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; KETONES; METHAMPHETAMINE; PHENETHYLAMINES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 83055176351     PISSN: 00032670     EISSN: 18734324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.10.018     Document Type: Article

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