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Differentiation of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) From N-Methyl-N-Propyl and N-Butyl Amides of Lysergic Acid

NCJ Number
118060
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 34 Issue: 3 Dated: (May 1989) Pages: 532-546
Author(s)
C C Clark
Date Published
1989
Length
15 pages
Annotation
The N-methyl-N-propyl, N-methyl-N-isopropyl, N-butyl, N-isobutyl, N-sec-butyl and N-tert-butyl amides of lysergic acid were synthesized to determine the specificity of electron impact mass spectroscopy (EI/MS), when combined with other analytical techniques, for the identification of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
Abstract
After separation of the C to the 8 axial and equatorial isomers by preparative thin-layer chromatography, the amides were subjected to gas-liquid chromatography (GLC), thin-layer chromatography (TLC), high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), and EI/MS. EI/MS, when combined with other analytical techniques, is shown to be capable of differentiating LSD from any of the other compounds included in this study. (Author abstract)

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