This is a work of fiction:
A researcher recently made his fifth attempt at synthesizing 2C-B HCl. He weighed 14.67 g of 2C-H HCl, dissolved it in H2O, basified with 25% NaOH, and extracted with 4x10 mL DCM. The solvent was stripped, the freebase was mixed with GAA, and bromine in GAA was added. The reaction mixture turned black
and was allowed to react for several minutes as the researcher ate dinner. After the researcher had returned, he noted that the mixture had taken on a look somewhat resembling toasted marshmallows. The mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with GAA (making it almost white) and dissolved in H2O. The solution was basified with 25% NaOH and extracted with 4x10 mL DCM. The solvent was stripped, and the dark brown oil was distilled at 111 C under extremely high vacuum with no condensor, leaving a clear oil that froze in an ice bath. The oil was dissolved in H2O with GAA and 2C-B.HCl was precipitated by the addition of 37% HCl. The mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was washed with H2O and DCM. DCM is a very poor substitute for ether for this (it appears to dissolve 2C-B.HCl slightly), but ether was not available. After drying and grinding, the white powder weighed 10.17 g (51%).