Synthesis and stability study of a new major metabolite of γ-hydroxybutyric acid

• Ida Nymann Petersen,
• Jesper Langgaard Kristensen,
• Christian Tortzen,
• Torben Breindahl and
• Daniel Sejer Pedersen

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 641–646, doi:10.3762/bjoc.9.72

• analytical methods. Using NMR we show that GHB glucuronide 2 is highly stable towards aqueous hydrolysis within the pH range normally observed for urine even at elevated temperature. Keywords: analytical chemistry; cabohydrate chemistry; forensic chemistry; glucuronide; γ-hydroxybutyric acid; metabolite