The analysis of substituted cathinones. Part 1: chemical analysis of 2-, 3- and 4-methylmethcathinone

The ring substituted methyl isomers of methcathinone, 2-, 3- and 4-methylmethcathinone were analysed. The 2- and 3-isomers were synthesized. The 4-methylmethcathinone isomer is also known as mephedrone and has been widely studied. We present GCMS, NMR and IR data for the three isomers. We show that the three isomers can be separated by GCMS and that the IR spectra for the three compounds can be used to distinguish between them. A seized sample was analysed and it was found to contain 4-methylmethcathinone and benzocaine.     

An analysis of the medicolegal autopsies performed in Adana, Turkey, in 1983-1988.

Data on 1,000 medicolegal autopsies have been compiled by the Morgue Department of the Adana branch of the Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, and have been reviewed to determine the local differences in causes of death, as well as age and sex distributions of decedents, in medicolegal deaths in this region. This is the first report on this subject in this region of Turkey. Unusual categories of death and incidences of death are also discussed. The results of this study show that the number of medicolegal autopsies and the rate of natural death in Adana are quite close to those of some other cities of Turkey and some foreign countries. Contrary findings are revealed in the frequencies of the causes of death.     

GC-MS and GC-IRD analysis of 2-, 3- and 4-methylmethamphetamine and 2-, 3- and 4-methylamphetamine

4-Methylmethamphetamine has been detected in samples submitted for analysis in several states throughout Australia. Six ring substituted methyl isomers of methamphetamine and amphetamine were synthesised and analysed. As the regioisomeric 2-, 3- and 4-methylmethamphetamine and 2-, 3- and 4-methylamphetamine have virtually identical mass spectra, the use of MS is an ineffective technique to discriminate between these closely related compounds. We set out to determine whether the regioisomers could be differentiated by a combination of GC-MS, acetyl derivatisation and GC-IRD. We demonstrate that the three isomers of methylmethamphetamine and methylamphetamine can be separated by GC, and a combination of acetyl derivatisation and vapour phase IR can identify the specific ring substituted compound.     

Y. Shany,Assessing the Effectiveness of International Courts,Oxford University Press,Oxford, 2014, xix + 322 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-964329-5.

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M.N. Schmitt,Essays on Law and War at the Fault Lines,T.M.C. Asser Press,The Hague 2012, xii + 637 pp. ISBN 978-90-6704-739-5.

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D.H. Joyner,Interpreting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,Oxford University Press,New York 2011, xiii + 184 pp., hardback. ISBN 978-0-19-922735-8.

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C. Focarelli,International Law as Social Construct. The Struggle for Global Justice,Oxford University Press,Oxford 2012, liii + 571 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-958483-3.

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A. Chechi,The Settlement of International Cultural Heritage Disputes,Oxford University Press,Nex York,NY 2014, xxx + 343 pp. ISBN 978-0-19-870399-0.

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S. Hopgood,The Endtimes of Human Rights,Cornell University Press,Ithaca & London 2013, xv + 255 pp. ISBN 978-0-8014-5237-6.

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F. Maupain,The Future of the International Labour Organisation in the Global Economy,Hart Publishers,Oxford 2013, xix + 300 pp. ISBN 978-1-84946-502-1.

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C. Antonopolous,Counterclaims before the International Court of Justice,T.M.C. Asser Press,The Hague 2011, xii + 177 pp. ISBN 978-90-6704-789-0. doi:10.1017/S0165070X12000071

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