Characterization of Route Specific Impurities Found in Methamphetamine Synthesized by the Leuckart and Reductive Amination Methods
作者:Vanitha Kunalan、Niamh Nic Daéid、William J. Kerr、Hilary A. S. Buchanan、Allan R. McPherson
DOI:10.1021/ac9005588
日期:2009.9.1
Impurity profiling of seized methamphetamine can provide very useful information in criminal investigations and, specifically, on drug trafficking routes, sources of supply, and relationships between seizures. Particularly important is the identification of “route specific” impurities or those which indicate the synthetic method used for manufacture in illicit laboratories. Previous researchers have