Chemical profiling of seized methamphetamine putatively synthesized from phenylacetic acid derivatives

Forensic Science International

Volumn 227, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 42-44

  Tsujikawa, Kenji ^a   Kuwayama, Kenji ^a   Miyaguchi, Hajime ^a   Kanamori, Tatsuyuki ^a   Iwata, Yuko T ^a   Inoue, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

1 Phenyl 2 propanol; Methamphetamine; N Methyl 2 phenylacetamide; Optical resolution

Indexed keywords

1 PHENYL 2 PROPANOL; ACETANILIDE; ALKANONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLAMINE; N METHYL 2 PHENYLACETAMIDE; PHENYLACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TARTARIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG IMPURITY; ENANTIOMER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SEIZURE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84875588994     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.08.036     Document Type: Article

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