PMID- 23597748
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131224
LR  - 20130419
IS  - 1872-6283 (Electronic)
IS  - 0379-0738 (Linking)
VI  - 228
IP  - 1-3
DP  - 2013 May 10
TI  - The identification of 4-methylamphetamine and its synthesis by-products in 
      forensic samples.
PG  - 115-31
LID - S0379-0738(13)00125-4 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.02.039 [doi]
AB  - During the analysis of street samples for the suspected presence of controlled 
      drugs, two samples were found to contain 4-methylamphetamine (4-MA). This is the 
      first report of the drug in Ireland as previously only N-methylamphetamine (N-MA) 
      had been encountered. In Ireland, little attention had previously been paid to 
      the possible presence of the isomeric forms of methylamphetamine in submitted 
      samples. Two street level samples were analyzed and the presence of 4-MA was 
      confirmed in both, the other major components of these samples were examined to 
      establish the possible synthetic route employed. The identification of a single 
      synthetic route which accounted for the major components found in the street 
      samples has implications for previously thought route specific analogous 
      compounds of 4-MA. The three ring substituted isomers of methylamphetamine, 
      namely 2-, 3- and 4-MA, were synthesized and characterized by GCMS, HR-ESIMS, NMR 
      and IR for use as reference standards.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Power, John D
AU  - Power JD
AD  - Forensic Science Laboratory, Garda HQ, Dublin 8, Ireland. jdpower@fsl.gov.ie
FAU - Clarke, Karen
AU  - Clarke K
FAU - McDermott, Sean D
AU  - McDermott SD
FAU - McGlynn, Peggy
AU  - McGlynn P
FAU - Barry, Michael
AU  - Barry M
FAU - White, Caithlin
AU  - White C
FAU - O'Brien, John
AU  - O'Brien J
FAU - Kavanagh, Pierce
AU  - Kavanagh P
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130331
PL  - Ireland
TA  - Forensic Sci Int
JT  - Forensic science international
JID - 7902034
EDAT- 2013/04/20 06:00
MHDA- 2013/04/20 06:01
CRDT- 2013/04/20 06:00
PHST- 2012/10/01 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/01/12 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/02/22 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/04/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/04/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/04/20 06:01 [medline]
AID - S0379-0738(13)00125-4 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.02.039 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Forensic Sci Int. 2013 May 10;228(1-3):115-31. doi: 
      10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.02.039. Epub 2013 Mar 31.