The analysis of amphetamine-like cathinone derivatives using positive electrospray ionization with in-source collision-induced dissociation

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 26, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 2601-2611

  Power, John D ^a   McDermott, Seán D ^a   Talbot, Brian ^b   O'Brien, John E ^b   Kavanagh, Pierce ^c  

^a Forensic Science Laboratory Dulin Ireland   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONS; MASS SPECTROMETERS;

CATHINONE; CONDITION; ELECTRON IONIZATION; IN-SOURCE COLLISION-INDUCED DISSOCIATIONS; ION MASS; LTQ ORBITRAP; MASS SPECTRA; POSITIVE ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; PRODUCT IONS; RECREATIONAL DRUGS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84867539683     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.6383     Document Type: Article

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