In this study, a strategy based on Infrared Spectroscopy with Fourier Transformed and Attenuated Total Reflectance associated with chemometrics (ATR-FTIR) is proposed to identify the chemical “fingerprint” of cocaine samples. To this end, standard mixtures of cocaine and cuttings at differents ratio were investigated in order to develop a multivariate classification model to simultaneously predict the composition of the samples and to obtain a profile of adulteration of cocaine seizures. In addition, the application of a Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Principal Component Regression (PCR) calibration approaches were found to be a useful tool to predict the content of cocaine, caffeine, procaine, lidocaine and phenacetin in drug seizures. The achieved results on real confiscated samples, in cooperation with the Italian Scientific Investigation Department (Carabinieri-RIS) of Rome, allow to consider ATR-FTIR followed to chemometrics as a promising forensic tool in such situations involving profile comparisons and supporting forensic investigations.

Cocaine profiling: implementation of a predictive model by ATR-FTIR coupled with chemometrics in forensic chemistry / Materazzi, Stefano; Gregori, Adolfo; Ripani, Luigi; Apriceno, Azzurra; Risoluti, Roberta. - In: TALANTA. - ISSN 0039-9140. - STAMPA. - 166:(2017), pp. 328-335. [10.1016/j.talanta.2017.01.045]

Cocaine profiling: implementation of a predictive model by ATR-FTIR coupled with chemometrics in forensic chemistry

MATERAZZI, Stefano;Apriceno, Azzurra;RISOLUTI, ROBERTA
2017

Abstract

In this study, a strategy based on Infrared Spectroscopy with Fourier Transformed and Attenuated Total Reflectance associated with chemometrics (ATR-FTIR) is proposed to identify the chemical “fingerprint” of cocaine samples. To this end, standard mixtures of cocaine and cuttings at differents ratio were investigated in order to develop a multivariate classification model to simultaneously predict the composition of the samples and to obtain a profile of adulteration of cocaine seizures. In addition, the application of a Partial Least Squares (PLS) and Principal Component Regression (PCR) calibration approaches were found to be a useful tool to predict the content of cocaine, caffeine, procaine, lidocaine and phenacetin in drug seizures. The achieved results on real confiscated samples, in cooperation with the Italian Scientific Investigation Department (Carabinieri-RIS) of Rome, allow to consider ATR-FTIR followed to chemometrics as a promising forensic tool in such situations involving profile comparisons and supporting forensic investigations.
2017
ATR-FTIR spectroscopy; cocaine; chemometrics; forensic chemistry
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Cocaine profiling: implementation of a predictive model by ATR-FTIR coupled with chemometrics in forensic chemistry / Materazzi, Stefano; Gregori, Adolfo; Ripani, Luigi; Apriceno, Azzurra; Risoluti, Roberta. - In: TALANTA. - ISSN 0039-9140. - STAMPA. - 166:(2017), pp. 328-335. [10.1016/j.talanta.2017.01.045]
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