I know this is very ghetto ish and will prolly not be liked but its a genuine question...

Ive read reports that ephedrine can be oxidised to methcathinone using just H2O2 and a microwave.

I know of the other methods using permanganate and chromates - and I know many will think its a waste oxidising instead of reducing but bare with me...

I'm genuinely interested if it will actually work or is just a myth?  I think it would work although I'd expect it would be easy to over oxidise so the yield could vary widely each time.  I'd imagine it would need to be used fast as not very stable either.


Any thoughts on the method?

But you need ephedrine, thats problem.