The optical resolution of racemic amphetamine/methamphetamine has been known for years.
https://erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/amphetamine.res...
What has surprised me is how infrequently it seems to be carried out, given the materials required for it.
This is all you need:
- D-Tartaric Acid (You can buy it from import sites in bulk for $30-60/kg)
- Lye/Sodrium Hydroxide
- Ethanol/Everclear (if you're converting meth, you'll also need Methanol)
- Glassware
- Distilled Water
The process is stupid-simple and takes a matter of hours, any idiot could do it, and the difference it makes in effects (racemic vs optically-pure D-Amphetamine vs D-Methamphetamine) is obscene.
It seems like many of the clandestine chemists are behind the curve in the same way that LAMP-stack shops are in terms of the HN crowd in tech.
Source: Originally was an organic chemistry major with an intent to pursue psychopharmacology
https://erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/amphetamine.res...
What has surprised me is how infrequently it seems to be carried out, given the materials required for it.
This is all you need:
- D-Tartaric Acid (You can buy it from import sites in bulk for $30-60/kg)
- Lye/Sodrium Hydroxide
- Ethanol/Everclear (if you're converting meth, you'll also need Methanol)
- Glassware
- Distilled Water
The process is stupid-simple and takes a matter of hours, any idiot could do it, and the difference it makes in effects (racemic vs optically-pure D-Amphetamine vs D-Methamphetamine) is obscene.
It seems like many of the clandestine chemists are behind the curve in the same way that LAMP-stack shops are in terms of the HN crowd in tech.
Source: Originally was an organic chemistry major with an intent to pursue psychopharmacology