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  • Drug Enforcement

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  • Emerging synthetic drugs necessitate advanced identification platforms.
  • Existing forensic capabilities may lack specialized analytical techniques.
  • Collaboration between research institutions and forensic agencies is crucial.

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  • To introduce a collaborative platform for rapid identification and characterization of unknown compounds.
  • To demonstrate the platform's utility in analyzing novel psychoactive substances.
  • To enhance forensic laboratories' capacity through shared expertise and instrumentation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a two-step approach: preliminary identification followed by complete characterization.
  • Employed direct analysis in real time mass spectrometry (DART-MS) for initial screening.
  • Confirmed findings using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID).

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  • Successfully characterized three previously unreported phencyclidine (PCP) analogs: POXP, PTHP, and P2AP.
  • Achieved rapid preliminary identification of the target compounds via DART-MS.
  • Provided comprehensive confirmation of the structures using complementary analytical techniques.

Conclusions:

  • The collaborative platform effectively enables rapid and accurate identification of emerging drug analogs.
  • Integration of diverse analytical techniques ensures robust compound characterization.
  • This model strengthens forensic science by providing access to specialized expertise and instrumentation.