ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1979
Page Count: 4

Reidentification of a Major Impurity in Illicit Amphetamine
Kram, TC
Forensic chemist, Special Testing and Research Laboratory, Drug Enforcement Administration, Va.

(Received 18 January 1979; accepted 31 January 1979)

Abstract

Di-(1-phenylisopropyl) formamide (I) has been identified as a by-product in the Leuckart synthesis of N-formylamphetamine [1,2], a reaction precursor to dl-amphetamine. Significantly, it has been detected as an impurity in exhibits of illicitly manufactured dl-amphetamine [3,4] but identified incorrectly as tri-(1-isopropylphenyl) amine (II) [3].

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Paper ID: JFS10875J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10875J
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