Test purchase, identification and synthesis of 2-amino-1-(4-bromo-2, 5-dimethoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one (bk-2C-B)

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 512-518

  Power, John D ^a,b   Kavanagh, Pierce ^a   O'Brien, John ^c   Barry, Michael ^a   Twamley, Brendan ^a,c   Talbot, Brian ^c   Dowling, Geraldine ^d   Brandt, Simon D ^e  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Forensic Science Laboratory Dulin Ireland   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d Backweston Lab Complex   (Ireland)

^e LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2C B; Beta keto phenethylamines; Bk 2C B; Cathinones; Forensic; New psychoactive substances; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXANE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SALES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

2C-B; BETA KETO-PHENETHYLAMINE; BK-2C-B; CATHINONE; FORENSIC; GAS AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES; HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETRY; INTERNET RETAILERS; NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE; PHENETHYLAMINES;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

1 (4 BROMO 2,5 DIMETHOXYPHENYL)ETHANONE; 2 AMINO 1 (4 BROMO 2, 5 DIMETHOXYPHENYL) ETHAN 1 ONE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; PYRAZINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-(4-BROMO-2,5-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)ETHYLAMINE; 2-AMINO-1-(4-BROMO-2,5-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)ETHAN-1-ONE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; DESIGNER DRUG; HOMOVERATRYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYNTHESIS;

ACETOPHENONES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DESIGNER DRUGS; DIMETHOXYPHENYLETHYLAMINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84930274185     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1699     Document Type: Article

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