Capillary gas-liquid chromatography separation of phenethylamines in amphetamine-positive urine samples

Autor: Karl Verebey, Mahmoud A. ElSohly, Ann DePace
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of forensic sciences. 35(6)
ISSN: 0022-1198
Popis: Good gas chromatography (GC) separation of molecules is essential for clean gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) confirmation of compounds. The trifluoro derivatives of ephedrine (E) and methamphetamine (MA) coelute on dimethyl silicone capillary columns, such as DB-1, which are most commonly used by chromatographers. Methods are described to separate E and MA to aid GC/MS confirmations of methamphetamine, ephedrine, or both E and MA together, whichever may be present in Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)-analyzed amphetamine-positive urine samples. The use of the heptafluoro derivatives of E and MA on a DB-1 column, or the trifluoro derivatives of E and MA on a DB-17 column, is suggested for good gas chromatographic separation.
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