title: Identification of N-formylnorcocaine and N-benzoylnormethylecgonine in illicit cocaine.
abstract: Gas chromatographic determination of the acidic and neutral components of illicit cocaine indicated the presence of one or more common components in different samples. Isolation and examination of the spectroscopic properties of the major impurity indicated it to be N-formylnorcocaine. The material was compared with authentic material synthesized from norcocaine. N-Benzoylnormethylecgonine was also found to be present in illicit cocaine.
authors.affiliation: Drug Identification Division, Bureau of Drug Research, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: LeBelle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lauriault
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savard
mesh_terms: D003042:Cocaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
chemical_list: C073408:N-formylnorcocaine; C073407:N-benzoylnormethylecgonine; D003042:Cocaine