STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION OF UNUSUAL POLICE EXHIBITS .2. IDENTIFICATION AND SPECTRAL CHARACTERIZATION OF N-(2-HYDROXYETHYL)AMPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

An unusual police exhibit having the physical appearance, color, and o dor of methamphetamine hydrochloride was identified unequivocally on t he basis of combined evidence from H-1- and C-13-NMR, mass, and infrar ed spectroscopic examination as N-(2-hydroxyethyl)amphetamine hydrochl oride (HEA . HCl). A minor contaminant of the exhibit was similarly id entified as ethanolamine hydrochloride (HE . HCl), suggesting synthesi s via reductive amination of phenylacetone. Relevant spectroscopic dat a (H-1-, C-13-NMR, mass, and FT-IR) and spectra are presented.