Chloropseudoephedrine/chloroephedrine mixture contains two diastereomer contaminants produced during the illicit manufacture of (+)-methamphetamine from pseudoephedrine or ephedrine.1,2,3 These isomers are present as an approximate 60/40 mixture and thought to be representative of that produced in the clandestine lab manufacture of methamphetamine. This mixture is designed for use as a reference standard for these substances during routine analytical checks using HPLC-UV and GC-MS instrumentation. This product is intended for forensic and research purposes.
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