This should come as no shock to anyone in the know, but 2,5-DiMethoxyNitrostyrene reduces in good yeild to 2C-H at ambient temp.
I used 100ml 70% red-al in Toluene with 20g nitrostyrene in 200ml (VERY DRY) toluene. Added the red-al to an additional 100ml dry toluene and added the nitrostyrene solution dropwise to the red-al while the stirrer was on high.
No inert atmosphere was used, just a drying tube and reflux condenser with a hose connected to it going out the window (not too fond of H2 build up in my kitchen). Let rund for 16 Hours after addition and did the standard red-al workup.
Ended up with 14g 2C-H, but I must admit that my working was a bit sloppy and the nitrostyrene was not of optimum purity.
No questions were ever asked about my purchase of red-al. I wouldn't buy truckloads of it though.
This is definitely the most beautiful psychedelic ever (after bromination of course)
Hope this help some beez not interrrested in using well known methods of 2C-B production.