Identification of seven psychedelic 2,5-dimethoxy-phenylethyl-amine-based designer drugs via benchtop 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Magn Reson Chem. 2023 Feb;61(2):66-72. doi: 10.1002/mrc.5205. Epub 2021 Aug 23.

Abstract

The dissemination of spectral information of new psychoactive substances (NPS) acquired on benchtop nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers is of high importance considering the emerging application of such portable and accessible instruments in forensic analyses. Seven members of the 2C-X series (2C-B, 2C-C, 2C-D, 2C-E, 2C-P, 2C-T2, and 2C-T7) of NPS were analyzed via 60 MHz 1 H benchtop NMR spectroscopy and their molecular structural relations are discussed with respect to the observed proton NMR spectra.

Keywords: 1H; NMR; NPS; benchtop NMR; forensics; phenylethylamine.

MeSH terms

  • Amines
  • Designer Drugs* / chemistry
  • Hallucinogens* / chemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / methods

Substances

  • Hallucinogens
  • Designer Drugs
  • Amines