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The identification of sympathomimetic amines by Raman spectroscopy. 1978

V C Bass

This study was undertaken to explore the feasibility of using Raman spectroscopy as a means of identifying drugs in the forensic laboratory. Raman spectra of a group of sympathomimetic amines, in pure form and in pharmaceutical preparations, were obtained and compared; group similarities and individual differences were found, and satisfactory identifications could be made. Water solutions as well as solids were examined. The procedure is rapid, sensitive, simple, and non-destructive.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007202	Indicators and Reagents	Substances used for the detection, identification, analysis, etc. of chemical, biological, or pathologic processes or conditions. Indicators are substances that change in physical appearance, e.g., color, at or approaching the endpoint of a chemical titration, e.g., on the passage between acidity and alkalinity. Reagents are substances used for the detection or determination of another substance by chemical or microscopical means, especially analysis. Types of reagents are precipitants, solvents, oxidizers, reducers, fluxes, and colorimetric reagents. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed, p301, p499)	Indicator,Reagent,Reagents,Indicators,Reagents and Indicators
D013059	Spectrum Analysis, Raman	Analysis of the intensity of Raman scattering of monochromatic light as a function of frequency of the scattered light.	Raman Spectroscopy,Analysis, Raman Spectrum,Raman Optical Activity Spectroscopy,Raman Scattering,Raman Spectrum Analysis,Scattering, Raman,Spectroscopy, Raman
D013566	Sympathomimetics	Drugs that mimic the effects of stimulating postganglionic adrenergic sympathetic nerves. Included here are drugs that directly stimulate adrenergic receptors and drugs that act indirectly by provoking the release of adrenergic transmitters.	Amines, Sympathomimetic,Sympathomimetic,Sympathomimetic Agent,Sympathomimetic Drug,Sympathomimetic Agents,Sympathomimetic Drugs,Sympathomimetic Effect,Sympathomimetic Effects,Agent, Sympathomimetic,Agents, Sympathomimetic,Drug, Sympathomimetic,Drugs, Sympathomimetic,Effect, Sympathomimetic,Effects, Sympathomimetic,Sympathomimetic Amines