Identification of street drugs by thin-layer chromatography and a single visualization reagent

J Forensic Sci. 1975 Jul;20(3):552-6.

Abstract

TCBI has been shown to be an extremely sensitive visualizer that gives a wide variety of colors with the drugs of abuse. The combination of TCBI as a visualization reagent and manual TLC, using flexible silica gel sheets, can provide a rapid means for the preliminary identification of street drugs.

MeSH terms

  • Amphetamine / analysis
  • Barbiturates / analysis
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer*
  • Humans
  • Imines
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Narcotics / analysis*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / analysis*
  • Phenothiazines / analysis
  • Quinones*
  • Substance-Related Disorders

Substances

  • Barbiturates
  • Imines
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Narcotics
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Phenothiazines
  • Quinones
  • Amphetamine