118 g (0.89 mole) phenylacetone, 400 ml 17% ammonia in ethanol and 22 g Raney-Nickel catalyst are hydrogenated at STP to give a
85% yield of amphetamine.
I have read somewhere that the Raney-Nickel catalyst and the Urushibara catalyst are aproximately of the same activity.
Can SWIM do this preparation of Amphetamine with the Urushibara catalyst and can SWIM expect the same yield?
Urushibara is alot more OTC you see.