Analytical characterization of some synthetic cannabinoids, derivatives of indole-3-carboxylic acid

Forensic Science International

Volumn 37, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Shevyrin, Vadim ^a   Melkozerov, Vladimir ^b   Nevero, Alexander ^c   Eltsov, Oleg ^a   Shafran, Yuri ^a,d  

^a URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Sverdlovsk Region Branch   (Russian Federation)

^c State Committee of Forensic Expertises of Republic of Belarus   (Belarus)

^d TOSLab Ltd   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Derivatives of indole 3 carboxylic acid; FT IR; GC HRMS; MS MS; NMR; Synthetic cannabinoids; UHPLC HRMS

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH RESOLUTION TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84880657574     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.06.011     Document Type: Article

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