https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/clandestine/dmt/index.html (https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/clandestine/dmt/index.html)
Here you will find a semi large scale photo essay from 3-acetylindole to beta-keto-DMT. The yields didn't turn out as good as the litterature in which they were followed. This could have been to lab technique, which is highly doubtable, but not impossible, or an error on the authors part. I bet its something I did wrong, but I did try each step numerous times and found little imporovement.
All in all, about 1,500USD was spent in chemicals and the end reasult from 1KG of 3-acetylindole was approximately 200g of beta-keto-dmt. According to the texts in which the synth was carried out yields should have at least doubled if not more.
This route has possibilities unfotunatly I am done fuckin with dimethylamine and the fuckin fish stink associated with it's use. Dimethylamine and it's siblings have the potential to break up families, and have caused fights in many clandestine households across the world.. accorinding to the polls.
You can easily go to DET with a few alterations. See the thread Post 451451 (https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=13267.msg45145100#msg45145100)
(GC_MS: "Reduction of indolyl-3-aminomethylketones", Tryptamine Chemistry) and be sure to read all the reference links provided throughout.
Hope some more people look into this as it is pretty non sketch.. for now.