Investigation of the transformation of 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol during water chlorination by liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry

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The stability of the main metabolite of cannabis, (±)-11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THCCOOH), during water chlorination has been investigated. THCCOOH was degraded in few seconds following a pseudo-first order kinetics. Sample pH turned out to be a significant factor, decreasing THCCOOH half-life with an increase in its values. Seven by-products could be positively identified from accurate mass measurements: three compounds resulted from electrophilic substitutions of hydrogen per chlorine (or bromine) in the aromatic ring, whereas the formation of the remaining four involved additional reactions in the C-C double bond (hydration and halogenation). The software predicted toxicity of these products towards Daphnia magna indicates that they are expected to have toxicity values similar or higher than its precursor compound. Experiments conducted with diluted urine showed that THCCOOH was stable in this matrix, probably due to a rapid and complete reaction between chlorine and other organic constituents already present in the samples. In real surface waters, the extent of the reaction was also affected by the organic matter content, and so THCCOOH was rapidly degraded in samples scarcely affected by human activities, being more stable in waters with a higher level of pollution.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:261

Enthalten in:

Journal of hazardous materials - 261(2013) vom: 15. Okt., Seite 628-36

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

González-Mariño, Iria [VerfasserIn]
Rodríguez, Isaac [VerfasserIn]
Quintana, José Benito [VerfasserIn]
Cela, Rafael [VerfasserIn]

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11-Nor-9-carboxy-Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THCCOOH)
11-nor-delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid
4R7X1O2820
4TPC9E4A32
7J8897W37S
Cannabis
Chlorination
Chlorine
Dronabinol
Journal Article
Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS)
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Time-of-flight (TOF)
Transformation products
Water Pollutants, Chemical

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Date Completed 03.06.2014

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.08.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM230494803