Identification of N-formylnorcocaine and N-benzoylnormethylecgonine in illicit cocaine
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in The Analyst
- Vol. 116 (10) , 1063-1065
- https://doi.org/10.1039/an9911601063
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.Keywords
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