Identification of (2-aminopropyl)indole positional isomers in forensic samples

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 598-606

  Scott, Kenneth R ^a   Power, John D ^a,b   Mcdermott, Seán D ^b   O'Brien, John E ^c   Talbot, Brian N ^c   Barry, Michael G ^a   Kavanagh, Pierce V ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory Dulin Ireland   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

2 aminopropylindole; API; Discrimination; Forensic; Isomer; Legal high; Separation

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

2-AMINOPROPYLINDOLE; AMINOPROPYL; API; DISCRIMINATION; DRUG ADDICTION; FORENSIC; FORENSIC SAMPLES; LEGAL HIGH; MONITORING CENTERS; POSITIONAL ISOMERS;

ISOMERS;

(2 AMINOPROPYL)INDOLE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3-(2-AMINOPROPYL)INDOLE; 5-(2-AMINOPROPYL)INDOLE; POWDER; STREET DRUG; TABLET;

ANNULATION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SCREENING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; EUROPE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOMER; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULE; ONLINE SYSTEM; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOMERISM; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDOLES; ISOMERISM; POWDERS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TABLETS;

EID: 84904542515     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1508     Document Type: Article

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