ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 8

Spectral Differentiation and Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Analysis of the Lacrimators 2-Chloroacetophenone and o-Chlorobenzylidene Malononitrile
Hagardorn, AN
Assistant professor and director of the toxicology laboratory, and research specialist/supervisor of the toxicology laboratory, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, TN

Ferslew, KE
Assistant professor and director of the toxicology laboratory, and research specialist/supervisor of the toxicology laboratory, Quillen-Dishner College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, TN

Orcutt, RH
Laboratory coordinator and radiation safety officer, East Tennessee State University, TN

(Received 4 March 1985; accepted 5 September 1985)

Abstract

2-Chloroacetophenone (CN) and o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS) are the most common chemical agents used as lacrimators in the United States. There is a lack of complete spectral data on these compounds in the literature. Spectral data (ultraviolet, fluorescence, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, and infrared) and a gas-liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric method are presented that differentiate and identify CN and CS. These methods and data were used to identify a forensic science specimen from an accidental intoxication.

Keywords:
toxicology, lacrimators, tear gases, chemical analyses

Paper ID: JFS12298J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12298J
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