Liquid Chromatographic and Mass Spectral Analysis of N,N-Disubstituted 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamines

Abstract

The tertiary amine N,N-disubstituted derivatives of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) were prepared and their liquic chromatographic and mass spectral properties compared to other analogues of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine. The N-methyl-N-ethyl, N-methyl-N-i-propyl and N-methyl-N-n-propyl MDA derivatives were separated in a reversed-phase system consisting of a C₁₈ stationary phase and a mobile phase of pH 4 phosphate buffer-acetonitrile (55:45). The mass spectral fragmentation of these amines is similar to that observed for the secondary amine MDA derivatives and can be used for their specific structural identification.