"Bath" Salts Testing

Cathinones and Synthetic Cathinones

Cathinones are naturally occuring substance from the plant Khat.  It is consumed by chewing the leaves by some people in South America and other areas.  Synthetic Cathinones are derivations or designer drug versions of Cathinones, that were synthesized in the early 1920's.

 

List of "Bath Salt" Compounds

 

4-Methylmethcathinone (Also known as Mephedrone);

3,4-Dimethylmethcathinone (Also known as 3,4-DMMC);

3-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as 3-FMC);

4-Fluoromethcathinone (Also known as Flephedrone);

3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-methylcathinone (Also known as Methylone);

3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (Also known as MDPV);

alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (Also known as alpha-PVP);

Naphthylpyrovalerone (Also known as Naphyrone);

alpha-Methylamino-valerophenone (Also known as Pentedrone);

beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpropylamine (Also known as Butylone);

beta-Keto-N-methylbenzodioxolylpentanamine (Also known as Pentylone);

beta-Keto-Ethylbenzodioxolylbutanamine (Also known as Eutylone); and

3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone (Also known as Ethylone);

(5) any compound structurally derive

 

 

 

Bath Salts Testing Process

Testing of Bath Salts can also be a part of Product Certification, or can be just by itself as testing to determine if the substance contains Bath Salts.  The following will explain how to get test your samples for Bath Salts.

 

1. Compounds that will be Tested

 

The compounds listed above for Bath Salts are the compounds that will be tested.