Characterization of JWH-250 by Differential Mobility Spectrometry

Abstract

Synthetic cannabinoids belongs to major class of novel drugs. This large class of chemically distinct compounds are functionally similar to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and mimic the effects of marijuana when smoked. However, structurally, they are different and include several chemicals such as cyclohexylphenols (CP 47,497), classical cannabinoids (HU-210), naphthoylindoles (JWH-018, JWH-073) or benzoylindoles (JWH-250). JWH-250 is illegally marketed within “herbal blend” for his psychoactive effects greater than those produced by Cannabis. In this work, we used differential mobility spectrometry for rapid analysis of JWH-250. Comparison of least squares and averaging was demonstrated for precise calculation of alpha coefficients.