2C-B: a new psychoactive phenylethylamine recently discovered in Ecstasy tablets sold on the Swiss black market.
Journal of analytical toxicology September 1, 1998 C Giroud, M Augsburger, L Rivier et al. 57 citations
Two sets of tablets from the Swiss black market were analyzed to identify 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine (2C-B) using multiple analytical methods including GC-MS, HPLC-DAD, CE-DAD, FTIR, and NMR. Only a combination of mass spectrometry and NMR provided unequivocal identification. Quantitation by HPLC-DAD and CE-DAD showed the tablets contained 3 to 8 mg of 2C-B, which is within the minimum amount needed to produce the drug's characteristic effects.