I have been researching some procedures that I would like to dream up soon and, once again, just when I thought things were clear as glass, something comes up...
Once I have my ketone, I am interested in pursuing Methyl Man's Al/hg. Now, I understand the process but I have recently stumbled across some posts touting the benefits of distilling the freebase. Am I going crazy or does Methyl Man's writeup not include a distillation of the freebase? I see at the end of the procedure he calls for a recrystallization of "raw odoriferous product" but I saw a post from Rhodium that stated both freebase distillation as well as recrystallization should be done. Is recrystallization the only method Methyl Man uses to obtain a pure product? Can an A/B & a distillation be done on the xylene after it has been washed and dried?
I am very interested in getting the purest product possible...I have chosen not to skimp on chems or equipment. If anyone could help me out, that'd be greatly appreciated...