title: Determination of the synthetic origin of methamphetamine samples by 2H NMR spectroscopy.
abstract: Samples of methamphetamine, prepared according to the most common synthetic pathways, were submitted to natural-abundance 2H NMR spectroscopy. The deuterium content at the various sites of the molecule was found to depend on its synthetic history. The technique provides a chemical fingerprint of methamphetamine samples and can give hints to trace back the starting materials and the synthetic procedures.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica, Materiali, Ingegneria Chimica, Politecnico di Milano, and Istituto CNR per la Chimica del Riconoscimento Molecolare, Via Mancinelli 7, I-20131 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armellin
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brenna
authors.forename: Samuele
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frigoli
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fronza
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuganti
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mussida
mesh_terms: D003903:Deuterium; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine; D003903:Deuterium