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The Hive => Stimulants => Topic started by: OrangeJuice on January 27, 2004, 07:07:00 PM

Title: Will this work? ephedrine production
Post by: OrangeJuice on January 27, 2004, 07:07:00 PM

Methylphenylglyoxal + methylamine -----> ephedrine?

Title: Methylphenylglyoxal to P2P
Post by: WizardX on January 28, 2004, 03:18:00 AM

C6H5-CH(-OH)-C(=O)-CH3 + CH3NH2 ==> C6H5-CH(-OH)-C(=NCH3)-CH3 + H2O

OR

C6H5-CH(-OH)-C(-OH)-CH3 + H3O⁺ ==> C6H5-CH2-C(=O)-CH3  P2P

Title: Methylphenylglyoxal
Post by: roger2003 on January 28, 2004, 07:58:00 AM

Methylphenylglyoxal ist for me the name of this structure:   

C6H5-C(=O)-C(=O)-CH3

Title: C6H5-C(=O)-C(=O)-CH3 + CH3-NH2 ==> ...
Post by: WizardX on January 29, 2004, 05:47:00 AM

C6H5-C(=O)-C(=O)-CH3 + CH3-NH2 ==> C6H5-C(=O)-C(=N-CH3)-CH3 + H2O

C6H5-C(=O)-C(=N-CH3)-CH3 + 2H2 ==[Ni cat]==> C6H5-CH(-OH)-CH(-NH-CH3)-CH3  Ephedrine