Analytical characterization of three trifluoromethyl-substituted methcathinone isomers

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 525-529

  Brandt, Simon D ^a   Daley, Paul F ^b   Cozzi, Nicholas V ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Alexander Shulgin Research Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminopropiophenones; Cathinones; Clinical; Forensic; Mass spectrometry; Psychoactive

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; ISOMERS; MEDICINE; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINOPROPIOPHENONE; ANALYTICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CATHINONE; CLINICAL; CONDITION; FORENSIC; PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES; PSYCHOACTIVE; TRIFLUOROMETHYL;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

METHCATHINONE;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84863088980     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.382     Document Type: Article

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