Data analysis of "krokodil" samples obtained by street-like synthesis
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João Filipe Neves1, Emanuele Amorim Alves2, José Xavier Soares3
1Department of Chemical Sciences, Laboratory of Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
The data described in this work is related to be the subject of an article in the Forensic Science International, titled: "The harmful chemistry behind "krokodil": street-like synthesis and product analysis" (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.042) [1]. The data presented here provides additional description of the chemical profile of "krokodil". Physicochemical and organoleptic characteristics, TLC profile, UV/Vis, (1)H NMR and FTIR spectrum are presented. These data validate the proposed synthetic procedure and pathway and give further information about the contaminants present in "krokodil".
