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This page provides supplementary chemical data on Cocaine in free base form. More commonly available "powder cocaine" is a hydrochloride salt whose properties will differ. Material Safety Data Sheet
The mixture separates into two layers, the top solvent layer containing the dissolved cocaine. The solvent is then evaporated, leaving almost pure cocaine crystals that are white and crumbly like feta cheese. Alternatively, the free base can be obtained using an organic chemistry technique called trituration.
In Western Australia under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 4.0g of cocaine is the amount of prohibited drugs determining a court of trial, 2.0g is the amount of cocaine required for the presumption of intention to sell or supply and 28.0g is the amount of cocaine required for purposes of drug trafficking.
In 2005, scientists found surprisingly large quantities of benzoylecgonine in Italy's Po River and used its concentration to estimate the number of cocaine users in the region. [4] In 2006, a similar study was performed in the Swiss ski town of Saint-Moritz using wastewater to estimate the daily cocaine consumption of the population. [ 5 ]
The structure of cocaine was discovered by Richard Willstätter in 1898 after he synthesized it from 2-carbomethoxytropinone. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Although it was originally believed that 2-CMT in nature was ultimately derived from ornithine and acetic acid , [ 5 ] subsequent research has indicated other pathways exist for the biosynthesis of 2-CMT.
This is a list of cocaine analogues.A cocaine analogue is an (usually) artificial construct of a novel chemical compound from (often the starting point of natural) cocaine's molecular structure, with the result product sufficiently similar to cocaine to display similarity in, but alteration to, its chemical function.
Marquis reagent is used as a simple spot-test to presumptively identify alkaloids as well as other compounds. It is composed of a mixture of formaldehyde and concentrated sulfuric acid, which is dripped onto the substance being tested.
Cobalt(II) thiocyanate is an inorganic compound with the formula Co(SCN) 2. [1] The anhydrous compound is a coordination polymer with a layered structure. The trihydrate, Co(SCN) 2 (H 2 O) 3, is a isothiocyanate complex used in the cobalt thiocyanate test (or Scott test) for detecting cocaine. The test has been responsible for widespread false ...