Chemical markers from the peracid oxidation of isosafrole

M Cox; G Klass; S Morey; P Pigou

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.009

Chemical markers from the peracid oxidation of isosafrole

Forensic Sci Int. 2008 Jul 18;179(1):44-53. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.009. Epub 2008 May 27.

Authors

M Cox¹, G Klass, S Morey, P Pigou

Affiliation

¹ Forensic Science SA, 21 Divett Place, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia. cox.matthew@saugov.sa.gov.au

PMID: 18508215
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.009

Abstract

In this work, isomers of 2,4-dimethyl-3,5-bis(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran (11) are presented as chemical markers formed during the peracid oxidation of isosafrole. The stereochemical configurations of the major and next most abundant diastereoisomer are presented. Also described is the detection of isomers of (11) in samples from a clandestine laboratory uncovered in South Australia in February 2004.