SWIM has been reading a lot of things from Rhodium's site reguarding GHB, and i've been pretty dissapointed with things i've come across saying that lactone isn't available anymore (or is scheduled). Is this a dead end now?
Please help or point into the right direction to get started.
Thanks all bees,
In many parts of the world, it is very hard (or at least very risky) to obtain gamma-butyrolactone due to it being a watched/listed precursor. There are several methods available for the synthesis of butyrolactone from pre-precursors though, including GABA, THF and 1,4-butanediol. UTFSE for details, this has been discussed extensively in the past.
Yes, the lactone is scheduled now in a lot of places.
Might i suggest you UTFSE for valerolactone. This might be of interest to you.