Characterization of the explosive triacetone triperoxide and detection by ion mobility spectrometry

Gavin A. Buttigieg; Andrew K. Knight; Stephen Denson; Carolyn Pommier; M. Bonner Denton

doi:10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00175-0

Characterization of the explosive triacetone triperoxide and detection by ion mobility spectrometry

Gavin A. Buttigieg, Andrew K. Knight, Stephen Denson, Carolyn Pommier, M. Bonner Denton

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Abstract

The improvised explosive triacetone triperoxide (TATP) was synthesized and characterized by ¹H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), ¹³C-NMR, Raman and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. Triacetone triperoxide was subsequently analyzed by ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) in positive ion mode, and detected as a cluster of three peaks with a drift time of the most intense peak at 13.06ms. Triacetone triperoxide was then analyzed after dissolution in toluene, where a dramatic increase in peak intensity was observed, at a flight time of 12.56ms (K₀=2.71cm²V^-1s^-1). Triacetone triperoxide was subsequently analyzed by coupling the ion mobility spectrometer to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer, where a single peak at m/z of 223 atomic mass units identified the species present in the ion mobility spectra as being triacetone triperoxide.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	53-59
Number of pages	7
Journal	Forensic Science International
Volume	135
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0379-0738(03)00175-0
State	Published - Jul 29 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ion mobility spectrometry (IMS)
NMR
Raman
Triacetone triperoxide (TATP)

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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