title: Nitrite test for methaqualone.
abstract: Details of a simple qualitative test suitable for detecting milligram quantities of methaqualone are presented. A similar reaction undergone by 2,4, 6-triaminopyrimidine suggests that the mechanism involves diazotisation of an intermediate product.
mesh_terms: D008702:Methaqualone / Q000032:analysis*; D009573:Nitrites; D012964:Sodium
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites; D008702:Methaqualone; D012964:Sodium