Table 2.
Chromatographic data for the synthetic cathinones present in the different samples using the Chiralpak® AS-H chiral stationary phase
| Cathinone | Sample | k 1 | k 2 | α | Rs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flephedrone | Blast A2 | 1.93 | 3.72 | 1.93 | 6.33 |
| Pentedrone | Standard | 0.82 | 1.42 | 1.79 | 8.63 |
| Kick A12 | 0.79 | 1.47 | 1.87 | 9.30 | |
| Bloom A1 | 0.75 | 1.45 | 1.95 | 10.52 | |
| 4-MEC | Standard | 1.16 | 1.47 | 1.27 | 2.54 |
| Blow A11 | 1.09 | 1.47 | 1.35 | 3.24 | |
| Blow A10 | 1.08 | 1.48 | 1.37 | 3.38 | |
| 3,4-DMMC | Cyclop A5 | 1.89 | 6.77 | 3.59 | 10.34 |
| Crabby A4 | 1.86 | 6.75 | 3.62 | 9.46 | |
| Methedrone | Bliss A7 | 6.08 | 10.39 | 1.71 | 6.79 |
| Bliss A6 | 6.01 | 10.32 | 1.72 | 6.79 | |
| Bloom A1 | 5.70 | 9.79 | 1.72 | 5.39 | |
| Buphedrone | Kick A13 | 0.94 | 2.23 | 2.36 | 7.54 |
| Charlie A9 | 1.02 | 2.25 | 2.21 | 4.10 | |
| Charlie A8 | 1.01 | 2.24 | 2.21 | 6.14 | |
| Rush A3 | 0.97 | 2.27 | 2.34 | 7.62 | |
| Methylone | Standard | 7.58 | 13.45 | 1.77 | 7.39 |
| Bliss A14 | 7.56 | 13.53 | 1.79 | 7.47 | |
| Ethcathinone | Bloom A1 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 2.61 |
| Charlie A9 | 1.02 | 1.27 | 1.25 | 1.25 | |
| Charlie A8 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.24 |
Mobile phase conditions: n-hexane (Hex)/2-propanol (2-PrOH)/triethylamine (TEA) (97:3:0.1,v/v/v), flow rate 0.5 mL/min
k retention factor, α separation factor, Rs resolution factor