ETHODS FOR DETERMINATION of deuterium oxide (D00) using infrared spectrophotometry have been reported by a number of workers (1-3). These methods permit determination of D00 in biologic fluids with an accuracy and precision satisfactory for determination of total body water and similar problems. The use of an infrared spectrophotometer for measurement of 1)20 in water and biologic fluids offers...

One common method of illicit methamphetamine manufacture utilizes an alkali metal, typically lithium, and liquid ammonia to chemically reduce ephedrine or pseudoephedrine to form methamphetamine. This method is often referred to as the lithium-ammonia reduction method or the Birch reduction method. While the hydroxyl group of ephedrine is more reactive than the aromatic ring, excess alkali meta...