I had some shitty coke. I acetone washed it and all it does now is makes my heart race nothing else.
I don’t know if I’m washing it wrong or what. I put the coke in a glass dish, I pour the acetone in, stir it and pour it in a coffee filter, squeeze it between paper towels. I left it dry for two days and put it in the oven for and hour on the lowest temp.
Cocaine hydrochloride has appreciable solubility in acetone. This is why acetone washes are commonly used in attempts to purify it.
Here's a breakdown, focusing on substances that are often found as cuts and could pose a challenge:
Local Anesthetics (as hydrochloride salts):
Lidocaine Hydrochloride: This is a common cut. Lidocaine HCl is reported to be soluble in acetone. An acetone wash would likely not separate it from cocaine HCl, as both would dissolve.
Procaine Hydrochloride: Similarly, procaine HCl is generally considered soluble in acetone. So, it would also likely co-dissolve with cocaine HCl.
Tetracaine Hydrochloride: Also typically soluble in acetone.
Conclusion: Many local anesthetic hydrochloride salts are likely to co-dissolve with cocaine HCl in acetone, making acetone washing ineffective for their separation.
Stimulants (as hydrochloride or sulfate salts):
Amphetamine Sulfate/HCl (Adderall): Amphetamine salts are generally soluble in polar organic solvents like methanol and ethanol, and often have some solubility in acetone, though it might be less than in more polar alcohols. If present as a significant cut, a portion of amphetamine salt could co-dissolve.
Methamphetamine Hydrochloride: Similar to amphetamine, methamphetamine HCl is often soluble in alcohols and has some solubility in acetone. It's quite likely that methamphetamine HCl would co-dissolve to some extent with cocaine HCl during an acetone wash.
Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (Ritalin) known to be soluble in methanol and ethanol. It would likely exhibit some degree of solubility in acetone as well.
Other stimulant salts can also pose a challenge, with varying degrees of co-dissolution in acetone.
Caffeine (Neutral but Polar): Wis a relatively polar organic molecule. It is known to be moderately soluble in acetone. So, if caffeine is used as a cut, a significant amount of it would dissolve alongside cocaine HCl.
Phenacetin (Neutral, less polar than caffeine): Phenacetin is less polar than caffeine and often reported as having low solubility in cold acetone, but more soluble in hot acetone. So, a cold acetone wash might leave more phenacetin behind, but hot acetone could dissolve a portion of it.
Fentanyl as a freebase is a lipophilic (fat-loving) organic molecule. It is generally soluble in organic solvents like acetone, ethanol, and methanol.
Implication for Acetone Wash: If fentanyl freebase were present as an adulterant, it would likely dissolve in acetone along with the cocaine HCl. Thus, an acetone wash would not separate fentanyl freebase from cocaine HCl.
Fentanyl citrate is less soluble in acetone compared to fentanyl freebase. However, its exact solubility can vary, and it might still have some solubility in acetone, especially if the acetone is warm or in a large volume. In general, it would be less likely to fully co-dissolve than the freebase, but its removal wouldn't be guaranteed.
Cychlorphine (Freebase): Given its lipophilic nature and structural resemblance to fentanyl, the freebase form of cychlorphine would be expected to be soluble in organic solvents like acetone. Therefore, if cychlorphine freebase were present as an adulterant, an acetone wash would likely dissolve it along with the cocaine HCl.
You can likely expect to remove: Sugars, starches, inorganic fillers, and many simple inorganic salts. These would remain as the undissolved residue.
You would likely not remove:
Lidocaine HCl, Procaine HCl, Tetracaine HCl (and similar local anesthetic salts).
Amphetamine/Methamphetamine HCl (or sulfates) to a significant extent.
Caffeine.
Therefore, while acetone washing can significantly improve the purity by removing many common diluents, it will not achieve complete purification if the cocaine is cut with other drugs or highly soluble cutting agents. Also "low temp" in oven should mean less than 350F where cocaine thermal degradation begins, 132.9°F is the temp acetone boils
