Characterization of the designer drug bk-2C-B (2-amino-1-(bromo-dimethoxyphenyl)ethan-1-one) by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry without and with derivatization with 2,2,2-trichloroethyl chloroformate, liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 1196-1206

  Frison, Giampietro ^a   Odoardi, Sara ^b   Frasson, Samuela ^a   Sciarrone, Rocco ^a   Ortar, Giorgio ^c   Romolo, Francesco Saverio ^c,d   Strano Rossi, Sabina ^b  

^a Department of Prevention   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONS; ISOTOPES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCURATE MASS MEASUREMENTS; CHLOROFORMATES; DERIVATIZATIONS; DESIGNER DRUGS; FINE STRUCTURES; GASCHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HIGH RESOLUTION; IONIC SPECIES; ISOTOPIC PATTERN; MEASUREMENTS OF;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

2-AMINO-1-(4-BROMO-2,5-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)ETHAN-1-ONE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; DESIGNER DRUG; ISOTOPE; PHOSGENE; TABLET; TRICHLOROETHYL CHLOROFORMATE;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; TABLET;

ACETOPHENONES; BROMINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DESIGNER DRUGS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ISOTOPES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOSGENE; TABLETS;

EID: 84946112342     PISSN: 09514198     EISSN: 10970231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rcm.7211     Document Type: Article

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