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Does Conformation Affect the Analytical Response? A Structural and Infrared Spectral Evaluation of Phenethylamines (2C-H, 25H-NBOH, and 25I-NBOMe) Using In Silico Methodology

Mariotto, Lívia Salviano, Rodrigues, Caio Henrique Pinke, Bruni, Aline Thais (2024) Does Conformation Affect the Analytical Response? A Structural and Infrared Spectral Evaluation of Phenethylamines (2C-H, 25H-NBOH, and 25I-NBOMe) Using In Silico Methodology. Psychoactives, 3 (1). pp. 78-92. E-ISSN 2813-1851. (doi:10.3390/psychoactives3010006) (KAR id:105786)

Abstract

The identification of new psychoactive substances (compounds that mimic the effects of outlawed substances) poses a significant challenge due to their rapid emergence and continuous modifications. This phenomenon results in these molecules escaping legal regulation, allowing them to circumvent legislation. The phenethylamine class has garnered attention because its molecules replicate the effects of LSD and are associated with numerous cases of intoxication. In this study, we focused on three phenethylamines—2C-H, 25H-NBOH, and 25I-NBOMe—with crystallographic structures available in the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Center (CCDC) database. We conducted a systematic conformational analysis and compared the structural information obtained. Subsequently, we compared the spectra derived from this analysis with experimental details from the ENFSI database. Structural comparisons were made based on the RMSDs between the lower energy conformations and experimental crystallographic structures. Additionally, structures obtained from direct optimization were compared. We then simulated the spectra based on the X-ray structures and compared them with those in the experimental database. Interpretation was carried out using heat maps and PCA in Pirouette software. Combining in silico methods with experimental approaches provides a more comprehensive understanding of the characterization process of new psychoactive substances (NPSs).

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.3390/psychoactives3010006
Uncontrolled keywords: NPS; phenethylamines; NBOH; NBOMe; 2C;
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Chemistry and Forensics
Funders: Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (https://ror.org/00x0ma614)
Depositing User: Livia Mariotto
Date Deposited: 29 Apr 2024 14:45 UTC
Last Modified: 30 Apr 2024 14:58 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/105786 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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