On November 30, 2012, Koo, Christina; Cox, Matthew; Klass, Gunter; Johnston, Martin published an article.Product Details of 14602-86-9 The title of the article was Stereochemical analysis of methorphan using (-)-menthyl chloroformate. And the article contained the following:
Forensic laboratories around the world have seen an increase in the number of drug seizures containing methorphan. Levomethorphan is a narcotic and a controlled substance, and its enantiomer dextromethorphan is an antitussive agent used in over-the-counter medications. For the forensic anal. of seized drugs containing methorphan, it is important to report the stereochem. composition of the drug. Ideally, a method based on common forensic laboratory instrumentation is desirable. The use of the chiral derivatizing agent (-)-menthyl chloroformate followed by routine gas chromatog.-mass spectrometry anal. of the derivative was shown to successfully determine the stereochem. composition of methorphan. This approach was applied to a street seizure containing methorphan proving that it was pure dextromethorphan. The derivatives of dextro- and levomethorphan were subjected to mass spectroscopic and NMR anal., which confirmed that the structure of the derivatives remained unchanged as a result of the derivatization process. The experimental process involved the reaction of (1R,2S,5R)-2-Isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl carbonochloridate(cas: 14602-86-9).Product Details of 14602-86-9
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