3-Naphthoylindazoles and 2-naphthoylbenzoimidazoles as novel chemical groups of synthetic cannabinoids: Chemical structure elucidation, analytical characteristics and identification of the first representatives in smoke mixtures

Forensic Science International

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-80

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

Designer drugs; FT IR; HRMS MS; Identification; NMR

Indexed keywords

1 (5 FLUOROPENTYL) 1H BENZO[D]IMIDAZOL 2 YL(NAPHTHALEN 1 YL)METHANONE; 1 (5 FLUOROPENTYL) 1H INDAZOL 3 YL(NAPHTHALEN 1 YL)METHANONE; 2 NAPHTHOYLBENZOIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; 3 NAPHTHOYLINDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; DESIGNER DRUG; NAPHTHALEN 1Y L(1 PENTYL 1H BENZO[D]IMIDAZOL 2 YL)METHANONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CANNABINOID;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY;

CANNABINOIDS; DESIGNER DRUGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 84904355289     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.06.022     Document Type: Article

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