LSD & Energy Control Tests

At times Energy Control tests indicate both iso-LSD and LSD but mostly do not. http://energycontrol.org/analisis-de-sustancias/resultados/ultimas-muestras-analizadas.html

This lack of iso-LSD being detected is used by some to question the validity of Energy Control tests.

Some simple searching has revealed a technique for converting iso-LSD into LSD.

https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/lsd_chemistry2.shtml claims an approximately 98% conversion.

Otto Snow's LSD-25 and Tryptamine Syntheses has a technique for Epimerization of d-iso-LSD into d-LSD from 1968.

Can someone with knowledge in this field tell me

Could this explain why some Energy Control LSD testing fails to find the presence of iso-LSD?

The claims made by the vendor of both the different LSD's I have had tested by Energy Control were of purity being >95.4%.

The Energy Control tests indicated in the first LSD and Ketamine and no other compounds present.

The latest test of 5 all indicated LSD and no other compounds present.

Why aren't the impurities of up to 4.6% detected by the GC-MS or LS-MS?


Comments


[1 Points] The_Madhouse:

This method also included an additional step to convert iso-LSD, a common contaminant of illicit LSD, into LSD using ethanolic sodium hydroxide and heat (50ºC for 10 min). This process converted iso-LSD into LSD with approximately 98% efficiency, thus effectively combining both of the compounds into one single peak. This allowed assessment of the total amount of LSD, in either isomeric form, in the sample since neither of these drugs is naturally occurring nor have any legitimate source. Although at its surface a reasonable procedure, it has not been adopted by the forensic community." --Cody JT. "Hallucinogens". Chapter 4. p 175-201 in Bogusz MJ (ed.). Forensic Science: Handbook of Analytical Separations, Vol 6. Elsevier. 2008.

From the link on erowid. It seems like if the impurities are low enough they will just show up as the same peak. Maybe if the impurities get high enough than it will register separately but iso-lsd and lsd must be close enough structurally to show up as pure lsd


[1 Points] Sh0ck13y:

I don't see why everyone gives a fuck about LSD dose, just buy the shit and if it fucks you and your friends up buy it again.. It's like weed if it's that gas you keep buyin it if it's mid fuck the dealer.