Forensic NMR spectroscopy: just a beginning of a promising partnership

Publication date: Available online 1 August 2018Source: TrAC Trends in Analytical ChemistryAuthor(s): A.D.C. Santos, L.M. Dutra, L.R.A. Menezes, M.F.C. Santos, A. BarisonAbstractThe present paper has the main goal of bringing together experts from NMR and forensic sciences around a common matter: the development of forensic NMR. To do that, NMR application in the forensic field over the past years has been covered. Up to date, forensic NMR has been used in an oversimplified way. These include applications for assessing the chemical identity of synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones or of compounds involved somehow in poisoning cases, postmortem phenomena, frauds, forgeries, and explosion. A close pro-active collaboration of specialists related to both fields can provide a faster and effective progress in this field and this review can help them to see the current forensic NMR scenario.Graphical abstract
Source: TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry - Category: Chemistry Source Type: research