Mass, NMR and IR spectroscopic characterization of pentedrone and pentylone and identification of their isocathinone by-products

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 157-167

  Westphal, Folker ^a   Junge, Thomas ^a   Girreser, Ulrich ^b   Greibl, Wolfgang ^c   Doering, Carmen ^d  

^a State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Schleswig Holstein   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c Unit II BK 631 Dactyloscopic Reference Laboratory   (Austria)

^d State Bureau of Criminal Investigation Sachsen Anhalt   (Germany)

Author keywords

Isocathinones; Mass spectrometry; NMR; Pentedrone; Pentylone; Product ion mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

AMINOKETONE; DESIGNER DRUG; ISOCATHINONE; PENTEDRONE; PENTYLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84858797283     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.10.045     Document Type: Article

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