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The Hive => Tryptamine Chemistry => Topic started by: molecularcolslaw on September 23, 2003, 11:48:00 AM

Title: monohydrate question.
Post by: molecularcolslaw on September 23, 2003, 11:48:00 AM

In the book "recreational drugs", the author mentions heating lysergic acid up under high vacuum to 145 degrees for a couple hours to dry it. From what I'm to understand heat is the enemy, so shouldn't this process take a heavy toll ?

Title: Usually it's not heat but oxygen + heat.
Post by: Lilienthal on September 23, 2003, 03:38:00 PM

Usually it's not heat but oxygen + heat. Under high vacuum there is no oxygen and no (or way less) oxidative degradation.