Abstract
Atmospheric Pressure Solids Analysis Probe (ASAP) Mass Spectrometry was
used for the rapid analysis of 250 synthetic opioid standards, including
210 fentanyl analogs of similar molecular weight and structure, 32
non-fentanyl related opioids, and 8 fentanyl precursors. Using four cone
voltages (5, 15, 35 and 50 V) both precursor and product ion mass
information was obtained for all standards. The accumulated spectral
data was used to build a spectral library, which was utilized to create
and validate a statistical model via LiveID software. To assess the
accuracy of the database, 5 blind and 4 dirty cook fentanyl samples were
analyzed. Using LiveID, obtained data for each sample was processed and
matched against all compounds in the spectral library to produce
matching scores that ranged from 0- 999. For all samples, the correct
identity of each fentanyl analog was ranked within a score of 800 -997.
Thus, proving that ASAP, when used alongside a real-time sample
recognition software, such as LiveID, can help conduct presumptive
testing for fentanyl and fentanyl analogs in blind and dirty samples,
making it a promising alternative to some of the most commonly
used analytical screening techniques.