Issue 9, 2005

Analytical chemistry of synthetic routes to psychoactive tryptamines

Part III. Characterisation of the Speeter and Anthony route to N,N-dialkylated tryptamines using CI-IT-MS-MS

Abstract

Twelve symmetrically and 13 asymmetrically N,N-disubstituted glyoxalylamide precursors and their corresponding tryptamine derivatives have been characterised by gas chromatography low-pressure chemical ionisation ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (CI-IT-MS-MS) with internal (in situ) ionisation using methanol as the chemical ionisation reagent. Mass spectral differences and similarities between the investigated compounds are discussed and put into context with previous investigations. In tryptamines the formation of [CH2[double bond, length as m-dash]N+R2R3] iminium ions after β-cleavage appears to be the dominating process. Dissociation of the protonated molecule into [3-vinylindole]+ for example, appears to be a minor pathway when compared with electrospray triple quadrupole tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-TQ-MS-MS) where this ion transition was found to be of distinctive importance. CI-IT-MS-MS is also found to enable the differentiation between most isomeric derivatives studied.

Graphical abstract: Analytical chemistry of synthetic routes to psychoactive tryptamines Part III. Characterisation of the Speeter and Anthony route to N,N-dialkylated tryptamines using CI-IT-MS-MS

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
18 Mar 2005
Accepted
13 Jun 2005
First published
08 Jul 2005

Analyst, 2005,130, 1258-1262

Analytical chemistry of synthetic routes to psychoactive tryptamines

S. D. Brandt, S. Freeman, I. A. Fleet and J. F. Alder, Analyst, 2005, 130, 1258 DOI: 10.1039/B504001A

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