Kavanagh, Pierce and Angelov, Daniel and O'Brien, John and Fox, John and O'Donnell, Cora and Christie, Rachel and Power, JD and McDermott, Sean (2011) The syntheses and characterization 3β-(4-fluorobenzoyloxy)tropane (fluorotropacocaine) and its 3α isomer. Drug Testing and Analysis, 4, (1), pp. 33-38. doi: 10.1002/dta.362 PMID 22102564.
3β-(4-Fluorobenzoyloxy)tropane (3β-FBT, fluorotropacocaine) was first reported by Finnish authorities to the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) via the Early Warning System (EWS) in 2008 and our own laboratory tentatively identified it in 2010 in several products purchased from head shops. Very little is known about this cocaine-like drug and, as no reference standards were available, we have synthesized and characterized both 3β-FBT and its 3α isomer for use as reference standards. The two compounds are separable by gas chromatography (GC) but their electron-impact (EI) mass spectra were found to be almost identical. (19) F NMR spectroscopy was also found to be a useful technique for distinguishing the two isomers
E Concepts in biomedical areas > Pharmacology and toxicology
B Substances > CNS stimulants
L Social psychology and related concepts > Legal availability or accessibility
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and rehabilitation > Identification and screening
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