The syntheses of 1-(2-thienyl)-2-(methylamino) propane (methiopropamine) and its 3-thienyl isomer for use as reference standards

被引：13

作者：

Angelov, D. ^{[1
]}

O'Brien, J. ^{[2
]}

Kavanagh, P. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] St James Hosp, Dept Pharmacol & Therapeut, Sch Med, Trinity Ctr Hlth Sci, Dublin 8, Ireland

[2] Trinity Coll Dublin, Sch Chem, Dublin 2, Ireland

来源：

DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS | 2013年 / 5卷 / 03期

关键词：

methiopropamine; MPA; synthesis; mass spectrum; forensic; separation; ALPHA;

D O I：

10.1002/dta.298

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

1-(2-Thienyl)-2-(methylamino)propane (methiopropamine, MPA), the thiophene analogue of methamphetamine, has recently appeared on a number of websites offering legal highs' for sale and has also been reported as a new psychoactive substance by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drugs Addiction (EMCDDA) Early Warning System. The drug is currently not controlled in the European Union (EU) but it would be expected that forensic laboratories will encounter it during routine analysis. As no reference standard was available, we have established a three-step protocol for its synthesis. We have also synthesized its 3-thienyl isomer and have established that this is separable from methiopropamine by gas chromatography using one of our routine protocols. The synthetic methodology presented here could be readily extended to the syntheses of analogous compounds. Copyright (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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