Production of identical retention times and mass spectra for Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol following derivatization with trifluoracetic anhydride with 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-65

  Andrews, Rebecca ^a   Paterson, Sue ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; DRONABINOL; HEXAFLUORO 2 PROPANOL; TRIFLUOROACETIC ANHYDRIDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PROPANOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS COUPLING REACTION; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; ELECTRON IMPACT IONIZATION; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NEGATIVE CHEMICAL IONIZATION; REACTION TIME; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY;

CANNABIDIOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROPANOLS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID;

EID: 84862249317     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkr017     Document Type: Article

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