Possible to separate DXM from APAP + Pseudo?

[Jesusgreen]

So I have a nasty cold and went into my cupboard to take some of the cold medicine I bought earlier, only to notice each tablet contains 325mg Paracetamol, 30mg Pseudoephedrine and 10mg DXM, and I have several packs. It's kind of ironic since just yesterday I was thinking about getting myself some Pseudo and attempting Methcathinone synthesis with a friend - but anyway right now I'm more concerned about the DXM, since I love dissociatives and I've yet to try it. Normally I'd just go buy more plain DXM, but I have so many packs that it makes sense to try some kind of extraction if it's possible.

So yeah, my question is, can I separate these ingredients at all? I mainly want the DXM, so if I can't separate apa + pseudo that's okay, but if I can separate those from each other too that'd be great.

If I remember right, pseudo is very water soluble, and DXM is not - so that'd be a good start, but then, isn't APAP also not very soluble, hence why CWEs work?

Thanks, sorry if this'd be better in ADD/OD but I feel it's simple enough a question to fit here

Edit: Further question, but is pseudoephedrine any good as a functional stimulant - I have access to plenty of interesting stimulants, but I'm also looking for something that would help me stay up long without a high and the horrible crash from caffeine.

 

[c0nzor]

Dude your a moderator, remove this ffs synthesis is a no-no topic on any part of this forum excluding the *special* thread on CWE of codeine.

 

[23536]

"synthesis" is the alteration of covalent bonds in organic substances

 

[Tripman]

23536 is correct.

Extraction is perfectly allowable discussion.

If he wanted to know how to go from substance A to substance B through chemical reactions that would be synthesis.

If he has substance AB and wants to separate it to substance A and B then it is allowed.

It is HR practice to remove APAP and Pseudoephedrine in this way as they can greatly harm your internal organs.

So I have a nasty cold and went into my cupboard to take some of the cold medicine I bought earlier, only to notice each tablet contains 325mg Paracetamol, 30mg Pseudoephedrine and 10mg DXM, and I have several packs. It's kind of ironic since just yesterday I was thinking about getting myself some Pseudo and attempting Methcathinone synthesis with a friend - but anyway right now I'm more concerned about the DXM, since I love dissociatives and I've yet to try it. Normally I'd just go buy more plain DXM, but I have so many packs that it makes sense to try some kind of extraction if it's possible.

So yeah, my question is, can I separate these ingredients at all? I mainly want the DXM, so if I can't separate apa + pseudo that's okay, but if I can separate those from each other too that'd be great.

If I remember right, pseudo is very water soluble, and DXM is not - so that'd be a good start, but then, isn't APAP also not very soluble, hence why CWEs work?

Thanks, sorry if this'd be better in ADD/OD but I feel it's simple enough a question to fit here

Edit: Further question, but is pseudoephedrine any good as a functional stimulant - I have access to plenty of interesting stimulants, but I'm also looking for something that would help me stay up long without a high and the horrible crash from caffeine.

You would need to do an acid/base extraction with a polar and non-polar solvent.

 

[c0nzor]

Aha =) I should know better than to doubt a mod, lesson learned.

 

[jmcclell]

What about the Pseudoephedrine HCl in NyQuil? Is there an extraction method which could separate the pseudo from the liquid product with decent yield and high purity? It would seem to be a difficult a/b extraction considering the other 3 actives and the not to mention the glycols....