• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.339-346
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• 2007

To search the ninhydrin derivatives that have high chromogenic and fluorogenic properties, molecular holographic quantitative structure property relationship (HQSPR) models on the reactivity between glycine and ninhydrin analogues as latent fingerprint detector were derived and investigated quantitatively. The ${\varepsilon}LUMO$ (e.v.) energy of ninhydrin molecule was an important factor to reactivity of ninhydrin. And, it is suggested that the nucleophilic reaction by orbital-controlled reaction from the frontier molecular orbital (FMO) interaction between glycine and ninhydrin derivatives was more superior than that of electrophilic reaction by charged controlled reaction. The analytical results in atomic contribution maps also shows that the reactivity of ninhydrin was increased by meta-substituents as strong electron withdrawing groups on the benzo ring. Therefore, it is sugested by HQSPR and QSPR model that the 5,6-dinitroninhydrin molecule would increase the reactivity as much as three times as compared to none substituted ninhydrin molecule.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.9
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• pp.247-253
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• 2016

Some previous studies had proven that ninhydrin or its analogues are not effective in developing fingermarks on some types of paper. This study has evaluated the efficiency of four reagents for detecting latent fingermarks on six unusual paper surfaces. Among the six types of paper surfaces, none of the reagents worked on the newspaper. The 1,2-IND/Zn developed fingermarks on most of the surfaces tested.