Hello.
I got an idea that uses phenylalanine, and now wish to have more knowledge regarding its purchase. I have UTFSE of course and didn't find anything, which is wonderful, as I was searching for text regarding claims of it being suspicious or watched.
Would it be suspicious if someone purchased a kilogram or two of
pure phenylalanine powder or flakes, for non-consumption purposes of course, inside the United States? No pills. Pure media. No adulterants. You get the idea.
Also, I have noticed while searching on google, that most citations are for either l-phenylalanine or DL-phenylalanine. I know these are the optical isomers. I assume DL-phenylalanine is a racemic mix? I see one can buy pure L, but I haven't searched in depth yet. Can you also buy pure D-phenylalanine? Is it suspicious?
I assume for a hypothetical reduction of phenylalanine to amphetamine, the isomers of the amino acid you start with are the isomers you end up with when amphetamine is produced, correct? I know there are synths on Rhodium's page, specifically the reduction using BOC and all that other stuff
![Tongue :P](https://thevespiary.org/talk/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
and that is enantioprotective.
This is NOT a reduction to amphetamine by the way. It's different. But the isomer thing is the same. So to get D-amphetamine you need D-phenylalanine? Fuck me, that sucks.
So like I asked, would buying a kilo or two of pure d-phenylalanine be suspicious? What about a smaller amount?
Thanks for your help, and I welcome any answers and/or flames for being so jumpy, right now I couldn't care less, as long as I get my answer. Well Im off to search more. Thanks!
EDIT: Ok, now Im slightly confused. The document on Rhodium's page
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/amphetamine.phenylalanine.html
claims in it's title, reduction of L-phenylalanine to dextroamphetamine, but in the first paragraph, it states the use of d-phenylalanine.
![Huh ???](https://thevespiary.org/talk/Smileys/default/huh.gif)
Which is correct/where is the error? With the page, or with my understanding of it?
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