Rapid analysis of ecstasy and related phenethylamines in seized tablets by Raman spectroscopy.
The Analyst March 1, 2000 S E Bell, D T Burns, A C Dennis et al. 112 citations
Raman spectroscopy with far-red excitation has been used to study seized, tableted samples of MDMA (N-methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) and related compounds (MDA, MDEA, MBDB, 2C-B and amphetamine sulfate), as well as pure standards of these drugs. We have found that by using far-red (785 nm) excitation the level of fluorescence background even in untreated seized samples is sufficiently...