Comparative analysis of illicit heroin samples

Chiarotti, Marcello; Fucci, Nadia; Furnari, Carmelo

doi:10.1016/0379-0738(91)90132-3

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“…Many papers have been published on the profiling of amphetamine [3,4,5,6,7,8,9], methamphetamine [10,11,12,13,14,15], cocaine [16,17,18] and heroin [19,20,21,22]. For MDMA, some workers have reported impurities or by-products [23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31], and techniques like Raman spectroscopy [32] or isotope ratio mass spectrometry [33] have been used to link seized tablets.…”

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Impurity profiling of seized MDMA tablets by capillary gas chromatography

Palhol¹,

Boyer²,

Naulet³

et al. 2002

Anal Bioanal Chem

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Impurity profiles of 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (MDMA) tablets seized in France have been examined. The samples were extracted with methylene chloride under basic conditions and then analyzed by capillary gas chromatography. Almost 30 compounds were identified as precursors, intermediates and by-products. Palmitic and stearic acid were also found as tableting materials. The comparison of the different profiles obtained by the reported procedure provided very useful information about the synthetic processes used by clandestine laboratories and enabled a classification into several groups of profiles. According to these results, the reductive amination route appears to be the most common synthetic pathway in Western Europe. Furthermore, 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone seems to be the most used precursor in clandestine laboratories.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Impurity profiling of seized MDMA tablets by capillary gas chromatography

Palhol¹,

Boyer²,

Naulet³

et al. 2002

Anal Bioanal Chem

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“…Conventional analytical techniques show that heroin profiles contain many other parts when chromatographically presented on a planar platform 31 . The first explainable nature of these relatively larger parts is shown as color variations and Rf values on thin layer chromatographic (TLC) plates under 38 sets of conditions 26 .…”

Section: Law Of Identitymentioning

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Looking at forensic intelligence from the metaphysical perspective: citing illicit heroin profiling as an example

Chan

Tan

Wong

2012

Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences

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As far as illicit drugs are concerned, drug profiling utilizing various analytical methods to trace the origin, manufacturing process and distribution chain is a key element in forensic intelligence. Setting aside the practical use of drug profiles, forensic laboratory findings with close reference to that of illicit heroin could also provide metaphyiscal insights about the nature of such intelligence work. The metaphysical nature, if appreciated, provides grounds for further scientific hypotheses that can be validated by logic and observation. Thus, both forensic science and metaphysics adopt an important role in forensic drug intelligence. Hence, it is worth examining the underlying metaphysical nature that governs the intelligence work through forensic science in the effort to counteract drug trafficking. Metaphysical explanations relating to the scientific evidence of drug profiling are integrated in this review, which focuses on the basic notion, law of identity, causality, necessity and holarchy, all of which essentially constitute philosophical bases for forensic intelligence and drug profiling. By expounding on these five aspects, much of the published work pertaining to illicit heroin profiling is used to reify the core concepts for better comprehension.

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“…Previous research has shown acetic acid to be a major contributor in the headspace of heroin [18,19]. The acetic acid seen in the headspace of heroin is a result of deacetylation process of heroin to morphine.…”

Section: Mimicking Heroinmentioning

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“…The solvent, methyl isobutyl ketone, was detected at a low level in one heroin sample (FHP). Methyl isobutyl ketone is one of the solvents used during certain production process of heroin [17,18]. Besides the acetic acid, there were no common compounds detected across all the heroin samples.…”

Section: Heroinmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Development of an Optimized System of Narcotic and Explosive Contraband Mimics for Calibration and Training of Biological Detectors

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Comparative analysis of illicit heroin samples

Cited by 34 publications

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Impurity profiling of seized MDMA tablets by capillary gas chromatography

Impurity profiling of seized MDMA tablets by capillary gas chromatography

Looking at forensic intelligence from the metaphysical perspective: citing illicit heroin profiling as an example

The Development of an Optimized System of Narcotic and Explosive Contraband Mimics for Calibration and Training of Biological Detectors

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