Yeah - the Wacker oxidation meant that as long as you know how to fractionally distil essential oils, you too can shake and bake your own spices.
May it rest in peace. Though not exactly a
shake & bake,
per se (comparing here to the notorious U.S.-based "shake and bake" methamphetamine synthesis route) – palladium II chloride is expensive, as is palladium (and side-synthesizing aqua regia to side-synthesize Pd2Cl is a nuisance if one opts for that route), the Wacker oxidation
does offers the advantage of handling safrole's isomerization. There's a version of the Wacker that uses p-benzoquinone instead of O₂ and is much more efficient w/Pd2Cl, but p-benzo can be harsh without a fume hood, the fan of which cannot have any exposed electrical connections nor can it spark openly in any way during operation – something to consider regarding non-polar solvents & other volatiles in a clandestine or non-professional/hobbyist lab. But this too can be accomplished with enough gumption.
A fractionating column can be procured (or replicated) easily. Not to nit-pick; sorry, fam. And it's not like one needs a degree or even an understanding of chemistry that's beyond surface deep to pull off and work-up a p-benzo Wacker oxidation, but I will say it's not the kinda shit you can accomplish easily or safely with milk jugs, hose clamps and good-ol' hillbilly pluck and drive… well actually, that's probably not impossible if one can duck around the need for vacuum distillation, which
might be possible, but—to borrow a Britishism—
bloody hell, mate. How about giving a fuck about the end consumer, for chrissakes? … le sigh. It's ironic that the government calls this "drug control".
I did not like TMA-2 one little bit. Far too stimulating even below the doses needed for the full psychedelic activity and a long, slow, nasty comedown.
Yeah it's kind of an angry little psychedelic amphetamine that likes to overstay its welcome, lol. TBH, all of the psychedelic amphetamines—except DOM—carry this energy a bit, at least for me. DOx drugs are certainly amphetamines as well as psychedelics, and this is echoed in both their mood and duration, as you well know, lol
There are a few aminorex drugs I'd like to try, a handful of PEAs, ditto for tryptamines, and quite a few dissos that interest me as well.
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