PMID- 17388242
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20071012
LR  - 20191210
IS  - 1355-0306 (Print)
IS  - 1355-0306 (Linking)
VI  - 46
IP  - 3
DP  - 2006 Jul-Sep
TI  - Organic impurity profiling of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) tablets 
      seized in The Netherlands.
PG  - 135-52
AB  - In this study, a new method was developed for the impurity profiling of illicit 
      MDMA tablets. The extraction efficiency, linearity, repeatability and 
      reproducibility of the method were evaluated. Eighty two MDMA tablets coming from 
      presumed unrelated large seizures in 2004 (n >500 tablets) were analyzed by gas 
      chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) in order to assess the discrimination 
      power of the method. The latter was found to be practical, robust, relatively 
      easy to perform, highly discriminative and yielding good chromatography. In 
      addition, some new impurities were detected and identified. Their chemical 
      structures and mass spectra are reported.
FAU - van Deursen, M M
AU  - van Deursen MM
AD  - Netherlands Forensic Institute, P.O. Box 24044, 2490AA The Hague, The 
      Netherlands.
FAU - Lock, E R A
AU  - Lock ER
FAU - Poortman-van der Meere, A J
AU  - Poortman-van der Meere AJ
LA  - eng
PT  - Evaluation Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Sci Justice
JT  - Science & justice : journal of the Forensic Science Society
JID - 9508563
RN  - 0 (Hallucinogens)
RN  - 0 (Illicit Drugs)
RN  - 0 (Solvents)
RN  - 0 (Tablets)
RN  - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine)
SB  - IM
MH  - Filtration/methods
MH  - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods
MH  - Hallucinogens/*chemistry
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
MH  - Illicit Drugs/*chemistry
MH  - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*chemistry
MH  - Netherlands
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Solvents/chemistry
MH  - Tablets
EDAT- 2007/03/29 09:00
MHDA- 2007/10/13 09:00
CRDT- 2007/03/29 09:00
PHST- 2007/03/29 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2007/10/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/03/29 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S1355-0306(06)71588-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s1355-0306(06)71588-x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sci Justice. 2006 Jul-Sep;46(3):135-52. doi: 10.1016/s1355-0306(06)71588-x.