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Differentiation of 2- and 6-isomers of (2-dimethylaminopropyl)benzofuran by tandem mass spectrometry

V. A. Shevyrin

Abstract


Reliable identification of new psychoactive substances of 2-(2-methylaminopropyl)benzofuran and 6-(2-methylaminopropyl)benzofuran is problematic when analyzing by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method. It found that these two isomers can be reliably differentiated by MS/MS spectra obtained by collision-induced dissociation of their protonated molecules.

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new psychoactive substances; amphetamine derivatives; chromatography – mass spectrometry; high-resolution mass spectrometry; EI spectra; CID spectra

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/chimtech.2016.3.2.012

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Chimica Techno Acta, 2014-2024
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