Table 2.
List of the 36 cathinone-related compounds and their synonyms, in addition to the retention times of the separated two diastereoisomers for each compound analyzed by GC-MS using SIM mode.
| Name | Synonyms | Time (min) | FWHM | Resolution | Selectivity factor (α) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t R1 | t R2 | P1 | P2 | |||||
| 1 | 2-Methoxymethcathinone | 2-MeOMC | 48.98 | 49.98 | 0.061 | 0.062 | 9.59 | 1.03 |
| 2 | 3-Fluoroethcathinone | 3-FEC | 43 | 43.3 | 0.066 | 0.068 | 2.64 | 1.01 |
| 3 | 4-Fluoroethcathinone | 4-FEC | 42.7 | 43.2 | 0.084 | 0.086 | 3.47 | 1.01 |
| 4 | 2,3-Methylenedioxymethcathinone | 2,3-MDMC | 55.1 | 56.4 | 0.078 | 0.075 | 10.03 | 1.03 |
| 5 | 2-Methylmethcathinone | 2-MMC | 45.1 | 46.2 | 0.065 | 0.07 | 9.61 | 1.03 |
| 6 | Nor-mephedrone | — | 44.9 | 47.2 | 0.078 | 0.081 | 17.07 | 1.06 |
| 7 | 4-Ethylethcathinone | 4-EEC | 51.6 | 52.5 | 0.075 | 0.076 | 7.03 | 1.02 |
| 8 | 3,4-Dimethylethcathinone | 3,4-DMEC | 52.8 | 53.6 | 0.072 | 0.072 | 6.56 | 1.02 |
| 9 | 2-Ethylmethcathinone | 2-EMC | 47.5 | 48.6 | 0.064 | 0.07 | 9.69 | 1.03 |
| 10 | 3-Methoxymethcathinone | 3-MeOMC | 51.4 | 51.7 | 0.059 | 0.06 | 2.97 | 1.01 |
| 11 | 2-Fluoromethcathinone | 2-FMC | 41.9 | 43 | 0.073 | 0.076 | 8.71 | 1.03 |
| 12 | 4-Ethylmethcathinone | 4-EMC | 50.5 | 51.7 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 11.61 | 1.03 |
| 13 | 3-Ethylethcathinone | 3-EEC | 50.4 | 51 | 0.078 | 0.072 | 4.72 | 1.01 |
| 14 | 4-Methylbuphedrone | — | 48.96 | 49.4 | 0.074 | 0.078 | 3.42 | 1.01 |
| 15 | 2,3-Dimethylmethcathinone | 2,3-DMMC | 49.7 | 51.1 | 0.062 | 0.069 | 12.61 | 1.03 |
| 16 | 3-Ethylmethcathinone | 3-EMC | 49.8 | 50 | 0.078 | 0.074 | 1.55 | 1.00 |
| 17 | 3-Fluoromethcathinone | 3-FMC | 41.7 | 41.98 | 0.07 | 0.065 | 2.45 | 1.01 |
| 18 | 4-Fluoromethcathinone | 4-FMC | 41.5 | 41.96 | 0.092 | 0.084 | 3.08 | 1.01 |
| 19 | 2-Methylethcathinone | 2-MEC | 46.3 | 47.6 | 0.073 | 0.068 | 10.88 | 1.03 |
| 20 | Buphedrone | — | 45.2 | 45.4 | 0.079 | 0.08 | 1.48 | 1.01 |
| 21 | 4-Methyl-α-ethylaminobutiophenone | — | 49.7 | 50.3 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 5.80 | 1.01 |
| 22 | Pentedrone | — | 47.6 | 47.7 | 0.057 | 0.053 | 1.07 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Butylone | — | 59.7 | 60.6 | 0.091 | 0.091 | 5.84 | 1.02 |
| 24 | Pentylone | — | 62.6 | 63.2 | 0.105 | 0.103 | 3.40 | 1.01 |
| 25 | 4-Methylethcathinone | 4-MEC | 48 | 49.2 | 0.058 | 0.063 | 11.70 | 1.03 |
| 26 | Ethcathinone | — | 44.2 | 44.9 | 0.067 | 0.067 | 6.16 | 1.02 |
| 27 | 3-Methylmethcathinone | 3-MMC | 46.3 | 47 | 0.078 | 0.077 | 5.33 | 1.02 |
| 28 | 4-Bromomethcathinone | 4-BMC | 53.96 | 54.3 | 0.069 | 0.068 | 2.93 | 1.01 |
| 29 | 3-Bromomethcathinone | 3-BMC | 42.9 | 43.6 | 0.090 | 0.085 | 4.72 | 1.02 |
| 30 | 2,4-Dimethylmethcathinone | 2,4-DMMC | 48.5 | 49.96 | 0.063 | 0.063 | 13.67 | 1.04 |
| 31 | 2,4-Dimethylethcathinone | 2,4-DMEC | 49.8 | 51.2 | 0.065 | 0.071 | 12.15 | 1.03 |
| 32 | 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-ethylcathinone | Ethylone | 58.6 | 59.9 | 0.075 | 0.079 | 9.96 | 1.03 |
| 33 | 3-Methylbuphedrone | — | 48.4 | 48.5 | 0.074 | 0.074 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| 34 | N-ethylbuphedrone | NEB | 45.9 | 46.1 | 0.061 | 0.061 | 1.93 | 1.01 |
| 35 | 2,3-Pentylone isomer | — | 59.1 | 59.9 | 0.058 | 0.07 | 7.37 | 1.02 |
| 36 | 3-Methylethcathinone | 3-MEC | 47.4 | 48.1 | 0.063 | 0.061 | 6.66 | 1.02 |