This contains some valuable advice:
http://rhodium.lycaeum.org/chemistry/eleusis/zwit.2c-h.html (http://rhodium.lycaeum.org/chemistry/eleusis/zwit.2c-h.html)
Main points: Use Sodium-dried solvents, add the nitrostyrene solution SLOWLY, and make sure you use a dust mask so you dont inhale any of the very fine LAH dust, which easily disperses into the air.
http://rhodium.lycaeum.org (http://rhodium.lycaeum.org)
The LAH the TV guy was talking about was in tablet form and was only to be stored in cold dry places, of couse sealed in the way the Chem supply house had. Now he's to busy posting, so i'm doing the job or him, hehe .. ehm ..(those tv chemists work like hell).
OK, back to the main question.
It was what needed was, just some info on it so explosions hopefully didn't happen.
foxy :
Shit you could reduce phenylalanine with the LAH to amphetamine and you would end up with more.
I've never seen postings about reduction of phenylanaline with LAH to Amphetamine.
Curious, if anyone you/someone had something about it lying around.
Yea, 2C-B is cool, but the synthesis is a bit of time consuming process, and bromine is not the nicest chemical to play with.
Thanks for the help :)
-Le Vogue
Red-Al might be less dangerous than LAH, but that's mainly because you
don't have to sit next to a setup with THF at reflux temp. If you're doing
these reactions at your home, without a proper fumehood etc, but with lots
of ignition sources, I would be more scared of THF than of LAH.
I wouldn't want to cover my house with THF or ether fumes.
When you quench the reaction, you have to be just as careful when adding
isopropanol or water.
For a `typical' reaction employing Red-Al, see
http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/tihkal/tihkal33.shtml (http://www.erowid.org/library/books_online/tihkal/tihkal33.shtml)
Note: the water wash is important. You don't want to eat methoxyethanol.
The reason that it only appears in one synth is that it is a more `professional' chemical. Ever wondered why you don't see that much synths employing borane or buli on rhodiums page? Same thing.