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ArticleDrug testing and analysis2026

Identification and Characterization of the Designer Opioid N-Pyrrolidino Fluetonitazene in Nasal Spray.

Fabian Picht, Valentin Cepus, Rona Hohlfeld, Julian Klingbeil, Marco Weber

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Fabian PichtInstitute of Legal Medicine, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5641-792X
Valentin CepusDepartment of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg, Merseburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5365-9955
Rona HohlfeldDepartment of Engineering and Natural Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Merseburg, Merseburg, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8293-170X
Julian KlingbeilDepartment of Neurology, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9306-9212
Marco WeberInstitute of Legal Medicine, University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6666-0592

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Abstract

Detection of drugs in non-biological samples serves as a fundamental basis for identifying emerging trends in the field of new psychoactive substances and provides valuable information for optimizing analytical methods within the field of chemical analysis. Nitazenes belong to this group of compounds and have been reported to cause poisonings. N-pyrrolidino fluetonitazene, also known as fluetonitazepyne (2-(4-(2-fluoroethoxy)benzyl)-5-nitro-1-(2-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole), is another emerging synthetic opioid that may contribute to the challenges faced globally. This article describes the identification and characterization of N-pyrrolidino fluetonitazene in a rarely reported medium for opioids: nasal spray. The sample investigated here was collected from a patient treated at the University Medicine Halle following first-time recreational use of a nasal spray and was submitted in an amber plastic bottle containing a small volume of a yellowish viscous liquid. The analytical techniques used for identifying this compound included gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

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Analgesics, OpioidDesigner DrugsPyrrolidinesGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHumansLiquid Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryNasal SpraysSubstance Abuse DetectionAnalgesics, OpioidDesigner DrugsNasal SpraysPyrrolidinesnasal spraynew psychoactive substancenitazene

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PMCPMC13327161

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