ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 6

Appearance of Aminorex as a Designer Analog of Methylaminorex
Davis, FT
Senior chemist, Orlando Crime Laboratory, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FL

Brewster, ME
Director of research, Pharmatec, Inc., FL

(Received 23 February 1990; accepted 7 May 1990)

Abstract

A case in which aminorex (cis ± 4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-2-oxazolamine) was prepared as a “designer” analog of a controlled substance, methylaminorex (cis ± 4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazolamine) is described. The confiscated drug sample was analyzed by high-field (300-mHz) proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy, as well as electron impact mass spectrometry (70 eV). These examinations proved conclusively that the material in question was aminorex.

Keywords:
toxicology, aminorex, abuse drugs, 4-methyl-aminorex, chemical analysis, designer drugs

Paper ID: JFS13063J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS13063J
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