Synthesis of Flubromazepam Positional Isomers for Forensic Analysis. 2019

Evelyn S Ligon, and Jason Nawyn, and Lonnie V Jones, and B McKay Allred, and Daniel V Reinhardt, and Stefan France

Designer benzodiazepines have recently appeared in many forensic cases as legal alternatives to federally scheduled drugs such as diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax). Though current forensic instrumental techniques are often sufficient for identifying novel psychoactive substances, they may not readily differentiate between potential positional isomers. Additionally, characterization data for positional isomers of known designer benzodiazepines are widely nonexistent. In this study, flubromazepam, a recognized designer benzodiazepine since 2012, was targeted for synthesis and characterization due to its potential for federal scheduling and current legal status within the United States. A practical synthetic method was developed to prepare purified reference materials for each positional isomer of flubromazepam in which the positions of the bromine and fluorine substituents were varied. Possible isomers (9 of the 12) were successfully prepared and used for further analysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001569 Benzodiazepines A group of two-ring heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to a diazepine ring. Benzodiazepine,Benzodiazepine Compounds
D013237 Stereoisomerism The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Molecular Stereochemistry,Stereoisomers,Stereochemistry, Molecular,Stereoisomer
D015394 Molecular Structure The location of the atoms, groups or ions relative to one another in a molecule, as well as the number, type and location of covalent bonds. Structure, Molecular,Molecular Structures,Structures, Molecular
D044707 Forensic Sciences Disciplines that apply sciences to law. Forensic sciences include a wide range of disciplines, such as FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC DENTISTRY; and others. Digital Forensics,Forensic Mathematics,Digital Forensic,Forensic Mathematic,Forensic Science,Forensic, Digital,Mathematic, Forensic,Mathematics, Forensic,Science, Forensic

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