title: PCP: a review of synthetic methods for forensic clandestine investigation.
abstract: A review of the synthetic routes to phencyclidine (PCP, 1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine) available in the open literature is presented. The emphasis herein is directed toward the forensic investigation of clandestine PCP laboratories. Six published synthetic routes to PCP/analogs are discussed. Each method is rated for overall yield, degree of difficulty and potential hazard, in order to assist the forensic chemist in evaluation of a particular clandestine operation. One clandestine recipe is illustrated and discussed.
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, MD 21224.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dovenski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calderon
mesh_terms: D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010622:Phencyclidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D011643:Publishing; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D010622:Phencyclidine