Microcrystalline identification of selected designer drugs

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 182-188

  Elie, Leonie ^a   Baron, Mark ^a   Croxton, Ruth ^a   Elie, Mathieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzylpiperazine; Designer drugs; Legal high; MDAI; Mephedrone; Microcrystalline test

Indexed keywords

1 (3 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; 5,6 METHYLENEDIOXY 2 AMINOINDANE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZYLPIPERAZINE; CAFFEINE; DESIGNER DRUG; EPHEDRINE; MERCURY CHLORIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROCRYSTALLINE SUSPENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84855188912     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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