Problems of Forensic Sciences 2001 Vol. 47 (XLVII) 345-357
ANALYSIS OF γ-HYDROXYBUTYRATE (GHB) AND γ-BUTYROLACTONE (GBL) IN LIQUIDS PERFORMED AT NATIONAL LABORATORY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE (SKL), SWEDEN
Per LUNDQUIST
National Laboratory of Forensic Science, Linköping, Sweden
Streszczenie
GHB is classified as a narcotic drug in Sweden but GBL is not. GHB is totally and fast transformed to GBL at high temperatures and at a low pH. The transformation proceeds more gradually at a moderate acidic pH. Several methods is used at the forensic laboratory in Sweden (SKL) for the estimation of GHB and GBL in different seizures. Analytical methods used for the determination of GHB and GBL is both screening and verification analysis with GC-FID, GC/MS (with or without derivatisation with silylation (TMS) reagents), FT-IR or HPLC techniques.
Słowa kluczowe
GHB; GBL; 1,4-butanediol.