Regioselective synthesis of isotopically labeled Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA-A-D3) by reaction of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-D3 with magnesium methyl carbonate

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 368-372

  Roth, Nadine ^a   Wohlfarth, Ariane ^a,c   Müller, Michael ^b   Auwärter, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cannabis consumption marker; Deuterated internal standard; MMC; 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); 9 Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A; 9 Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid B

Indexed keywords

TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARBOXYLATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84865640340     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.07.019     Document Type: Article

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