Feb 20, 2020: After more searching, the lab has tentatively identified the previously unidentified substance as a small amount of a chemical antioxidant that might have been used in the paper or dye, or possibly intentionally added as a stabilizer. We have not seen this chemical before in our analyses.
Feb 6, 2020: Two things about this sample: 1) The Ehrlich reaction is unusual, and we think it may be because the reagent itself might be oxidized/bad. We ordered a fresh Ehrlich reagent and will be redoing the Ehrlich next week. *This does not impact the GC/MS result, which won't change*. 2) The second substance is very unlikely to be psychoactive and is probably a non-toxic antioxidant (at this very small dose).
This sample was originally liquid, then transferred to paper by the submitter. (DrugsData do not accept liquid samples for analysis. They have to be prepared as powder or on paper before sending them in.)
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Feb 6, 2020: Two things about this sample: 1) The Ehrlich reaction is unusual, and we think it may be because the reagent itself might be oxidized/bad. We ordered a fresh Ehrlich reagent and will be redoing the Ehrlich next week. *This does not impact the GC/MS result, which won't change*. 2) The second substance is very unlikely to be psychoactive and is probably a non-toxic antioxidant (at this very small dose).
This sample was originally liquid, then transferred to paper by the submitter. (DrugsData do not accept liquid samples for analysis. They have to be prepared as powder or on paper before sending them in.)