Table 2. List of Products Detected in the Gas Phase After Thermal Decomposition of the Methamphetamine Street Sample, the List of Molecules Predicted by AIMD Simulations, and Products Detected in the Study of Sato et al.^44a.

ref number	detected 350–750 °C	calculated 1000–5000 K	note
4	methane (*)		predicted for high temperatures theoretically, but probably also produced by subsequent decomposition
5		benzene	benzene probably forms nonvolatile residua such as biphenyl at 700 °C
6		acetylene	acetylene has not been detected
7	carbon dioxide (*)		formation not predicted theoretically, but also detected in lower quantities than for cocaine
9	ethylene		likely produced by further decomposition of products
10	hydrogen cyanide (*)		likely produced by further decomposition of products such as acetonitrile and ethanimine
19	methylchloride		formed from the hydrochloride form of the compound
20	toluene		thermolysis product, detected in this study and in Sato et al.
21		propanyl	predicted for high temperatures theoretically, possible decomposition to methane and other products
22		acetonitrile	predicted for high temperatures theoretically, possible decomposition to hydrogen cyanide and methane
23		ethylimine	predicted for high temperatures theoretically, unstable, likely undergoes decomposition to hydrogen cyanide and methane
24	phenylacetone		detected by Sato et al.
25	styrene (x)		detected by Sato et al.
26	ethylbenzene (x)		detected by Sato et al.
27	propylbenzene		detected by Sato et al.
28	3-methylisoquinoline		detected by Sato et al.
29	cumene		detected by Sato et al.

^aProducts marked (*) are both detected in the gas phase and predicted by AIMD simulations. The products only detected, but not predicted by AIMD simulations for temperatures above 750 °C appear in the left column, products predicted by AIMD, but not detected in the gas phase are listed in the right column. Products marked (x) have been tentatively identified based on detection of their strongest bands mixed with a series of toluene spectral features.