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Title: (Video)Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company
Post by: RhinoJackson on March 16, 2021, 06:49:48 PM
hxxps://youtu.be/L0_DXMRQDOw
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A $324 jug of acetic anhydride made in Mexico by an American company was enough to produce 90,000 hits of high-grade heroin. The drug cartels can't get enough of it.
Time to fire up the ketene lamps i guess... :o
Title: Re: (Video)Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company
Post by: aes256 on March 17, 2021, 03:03:37 PM
I hate everything about this video
Title: Re: (Video)Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company
Post by: StuffedBee on March 17, 2021, 03:34:49 PM
You need poppies though? I thought this was common knowledge. The only thing that piece of shit worries about is the reputation of american companies.
Title: Re: (Video)Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company
Post by: Sawdust and Honey on March 17, 2021, 03:49:26 PM
I think JT Baker knew perfectly what they were selling and why the customer demand was so unusually high. They just chose to earn money on it as long as it went unnoticed.
Title: Re: (Video)Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company
Post by: Baba_McKensey on March 17, 2021, 04:10:17 PM
https://www.thevespiary.org/talk/index.php?topic=3809.msg54188715
Title: Re: (Video)Heroin’s Hidden Ingredient, Courtesy of a U.S. Company
Post by: Baba_McKensey on March 17, 2021, 04:14:07 PM
Phenyl acetate preparation from phenol and acetic acid: Reassessment of a common textbook misconception
M. B. Hocking
J. Chem. Educ., 1980, 57 (7), p 527
DOI: 10.1021/ed057p527

The direct esterification of phenols
Robert D. Offenhauer
J. Chem. Educ., 1964, 41 (1), p 39
DOI: 10.1021/ed041p39