Identification of the cannabimimetic AM-1220 and its azepane isomer (N-methylazepan-3-yl)-3-(1-naphthoyl)indole in a research chemical and several herbal mixtures

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 126-134

  Kneisel, Stefan ^a   Bisel, Philippe ^b   Brecht, Volker ^b   Broecker, Sebastian ^c   Müller, Michael ^b   Auwärter, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AM 1220; Azepane isomer; GC MS; NMR; Spice; Synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

(N METHYLAZEPAN 3 YL) 3 (1 NAPHTHOYL)INDOLE; 3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; AM 1220; AM 2201; CANNABINOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHOYLINDOLE; NITROGEN; SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HERB; INTERNET; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; ISOMER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARKETING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84865715662     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-012-0137-6     Document Type: Article

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