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Cyclohexyl Nitrite Encounter

NCJ Number
183304
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences Volume: 44 Issue: 1 Dated: January 1999 Pages: 197-204
Author(s)
Ingrid K. Dearmore B.S.
Date Published
January 1999
Length
6 pages
Annotation
The Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory in Seattle analyzed the contents of a brown glass bottle reportedly founded in the pocket of a transient male arrested for assault to determine whether the yellow liquid contained common controlled drugs.
Abstract
The suspect claimed that the unlabeled bottle was cleaner for the tape head of a video cassette recorder. Results of the crime laboratory analysis revealed no controlled substances. However, the analysis identified the liquid as impure cyclohexyl nitrite, a compound of the same chemical class as amyl and butyl nitrite, which are known for their abuse potential. A bottle labeled cyclohexyl nitrite, but not confirmed by analysis, is the only known previous case submitted to this crime laboratory. Figures and 5 references (Author abstract modified)