Well I am sure glad you read Rhodium page since the procedure you posted sucks ass and leaves out lots of details!!!
They were referenceing the second procedure on this page, dumbass.
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/oxycodone2.html
1. What concentration is the acid and is it Glacial acetic acid?
"30 grams of codeine in 80 ml water with 25 grams acetic acid" So its approximately 25% w/w acetic acid or vol/vol since the density of GAA is 1.0490g/cm3.
2. What’s an RB flask? Will a volumetric flash work?
You figured this out on your own, impressive.
A volumetric flask should work but would most likely be a hassel and its not reccommended to heat a volumetric flask. I would use the smallest visionware or equivalent glass pot(made for heating on stove) that you can find. Or a small beaker should work for small batch dreaming.
3. What doya do here, put the flask in a plastic tub filled with ice water then put both ontop of your stirrer?? Wouldn’t that interfere with the stirring action?
No plastic won't interfere with your stirrer. However you could stir by hand if you don't have a mag stirrer. I woundn't use any metal pots or utensils, strictly glass or teflon if i was U.
4. If this is a reflux why would you need water? I have done cured refluxes with a balloon before. Is this the same
thing? Would a condenser what without water ?
Ballon is only to contain gasses, in cured whatever you did.
I think this heating can be done without a condenser since the contents are not boiling. See rhodium linked procedure.
5. I assume he’s talking Celsius.
Yes Celsius is the standard for technical discussions. Usually.
6. Can you sub sodium Hydroxide for the ammonia? Any hints on where I could find great OTC ammonia?.
Ammonia is at the store, get non sudzy. You can concentrate the solution by doing something like Mr Clean does here, just don't condense the gas but pipe into the liquid ammonia solution.
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/birch.mrclean.html
7. I can’t find a good outlet for Chloroform, can I sub DCM at this extraction step?and the last one also?.
Substitution is probably ok, but opiates are much more fickel that simple molecules like meth or pseudo so?
Cloroform synth(glad your SO familar with Rhodium)
https://www.thevespiary.org/rhodium/Rhodium/chemistry/chloroform.html
8. Is this Dihyrocodeine at this point?
No, it is 14-HYDROXYCODEINONE.(Again its great that you are so familar with the synths on Rhodiums page)
9. Ok I’m trying to understand MMOLS I just can’t seem to wrap my brain around it. Say your first RX is with 2 or 3 grams of Codeine. I could only get 1% PD/C. How much 1% PD/C will I need to add to the mix.
Look around more or read a tutorial on moles. mmol is a millimole or 1/1000th of a mole. By moles they probably mean moles of Pd. Time to learn something, you will need this kind of knowledge if you hope to do more complex chem like what you propose here. See sticky thread in methods forum for links to MOLE information.
10. The fluid is 8% acetic ace and Methanol. He says concentrated but not to much. What does that mean? I mean wouldn’t you just add 50ml of acetic and 50ml of Heet (methanol).
I think this means 8% GAA in methanol, no water in there at all. The standard is weight/weight so 8% by weight GAA in methanol solution.
11. OK I’m going to be using a small compressed gas cylinder with hydrogen in it. Pressure set to 35 PSI. I’m using a filter flask and running the gas line into the side vent. I’ve read about parr hydrogenation and stirring and shaking are defiantly different. Will this be dangerous to just leave the stirrer on overnight ?and will it work if just stirred?
Filter flasks are NOT made for pressure, bee careful. Vacuum is not equal to pressure.
Vigorous(the faster the better) stirring should work just less efficiently that shakeing.
12. I almost forgot is this sodium CR of Potassium CR
sodium dichromate(Gosh Rhodium comes in handy)
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