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Title: Prodine questions...
Post by: moldie on August 28, 2003, 06:39:00 PM

Swim has a few questions regarding epikur's one pot prodine synth. After scouring TFSE for some time I am left with a couple simple questions (having only two semesters of gen chemistry under my belt, go easy on me). I have found alpha-methylstyrene to be available, and am curious if the ratios or procedure need to be adjusted when using this precursor (the write-up uses a-ethylstyrene). I am also curious about the potency of the final product when using a-methylstyrene in place of a-ethylstyrene. Thanks.

Title: risk of MPTP contamination
Post by: Rhodium on September 11, 2003, 08:27:00 PM

It is not a good idea to use alpha-methylstyrene, as there is a non-negligible risk of MPTP contamination of your final product if using that as a precursor.

Further reading:

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(Aurelius: "MPTP Disaster: J. Forens. Sci. 33(2), 588 (1988)", General Discourse)