Maklng MeLhampheLamlne aL home

LlsL of chemlcals and maLerlals

ulluLed PCl also called MurlaLlc acld can be obLalned from hardware sLores ln Lhe pool secLlon

naCP also called lye

LLhyl LLher aka uleLhyl LLher LL0LL can be obLalned from englne sLarLlng fluld usually from a large
supermarkeL Look for one LhaL says hlgh eLhyl eLher conLenL such as resLone

Lphedrlne 1he coLLons ln Lodays vlcks nasle lnhalers donL conLaln efed or pfed (ephedrln or
psuedoephedrln) buL Lhere are sLlll loLs of easy ways Lo geL good ephed or pfed pure ephedrln can be
exLracLed ouL of lLs planL maLLer from a planL LhaL can be boughL aL mosL garden sLores Cr you can geL
pfed from decongesLlve pllls llke sudafed MosL people perfer Lo work wlLh pfed from pllls raLher Lhen
ephed from Lhe planL 1he lmporLanL Lhlng ls LhaL you musL have pure pfed/ephed as any conLamlnanLs
wlll fuck up Lhe molar raLlo leavlng you wlLh overreduced shlL or underreduced shlL Cr conLamlnaLs
wlll [ell durrlng baselfylng and gak up your producL whlch wlll Lhen be very hard Lo clean So you wanL Lo
flnd a plll LhaL ls nearly pure pfed hcl or as close Lo pure as you can geL Also check Lhe lable on your pllls
and see whaL lnacLlve lngredlenLs Lhey conLaln lnacLlve lngredlenLs are Lhlngs llke blnders and flavors
1hese you donL wanL and wlll remove when cleanlng your pllls buL cerLaln lnacLlve lngredlenLs are
harder Lo remove Lhen oLhers ?ou donL wanL pllls wlLh a red coaLlng you donL wanL pllls wlLh aloL of
cellose ln Lhem and you donL wanL pllls wlLh much wax you also donL wanL pllls LhaL conLaln povldone
As a rule lf you have a Lwo pllls LhaL conLaln Lhe same amounL of pfed hcl Lhen Lake Lhe smaller slzed plll
because lL obvlously has less blnders and lnacLlve lngredlenLs Llme released pllls are usualy harder Lo
work wlLh because Lhey have more blnders and Lend Lo gel up durrlng Lhe a/b sLage Also only buy pllls
LhaL have pfed hcl as Lhe only acLlve lngredlenL ?ou flrsL have Lo make ephedrlne (whlch ls someLlmes
sold as meLh by lLself)lf you are selllng lLl would [usL make ephedrlne and say lLs meLh

ulsLllled waLer lLs really cheap so you have no reason Lo use Lhe nasLy sLuff from Lhe Lap uo Lhlngs
rlghL


LlsL of equlpmenL
A glass eyedropper

1hree small glass boLLles wlLh llds (approx 3 oz buL noL lmporLanL)one should be marked aL 13oz use
Lape on Lhe ouLslde Lo mark lL (you mlghL wanL Lo label lL as eLher) Cne should be clear (and lL canL be
Lhe marked one)

A yrex dlsh (Lhe meaLloaf one ls suggesLed)

A glass quarL [ar

Sharp sclssors

Clean rubber gloves

Coffee fllLers

A measurlng cup

Measurlng spoons


reparlng your Lab

reparlng LLhyl LLher
WA8nlnC LLhyl LLher ls very flammable and ls heavler Lhan alr uo noL use eLhyl eLher near flame or
nonsparkless moLors lL ls also an anaesLheLlc and can cause resplraLory collapse lf you lnhale Loo much

1ake Lhe unmarked small boLLle and spray sLarLer fluld ln lL unLll lL looks halffull 1hen flll Lhe resL of Lhe
way wlLh waLer cap Lhe boLLle and shake for 3 mlnuLes LeL lL slL for a mlnuLe or Lwo and Lap Lhe slde Lo
Lry and separaLe Lhe clear upper layer 1hen draw off Lhe Lop (eLher) layer wlLh Lhe eyedropper and
Lhrow away Lhe lower (waLer) and cloudy layer lace Lhe eLher ln Lhe marked conLalner 8epeaL Lhls
unLll you have abouL 13 oz of eLher uL Lhe cap on lL and puL lL ln Lhe freezer lf you can 8lnse Lhe
oLher boLLle and leL lL sLand

LLhyl eLher ls very pungenL Lven a small evaporaLed amounL ls qulLe noLlceable

Lphedrlne or Lphedrlne lease dlscuss Lhls on Lhe neon[olnL forum

3 our 1/8 Leaspoon of Lhe lye crysLals lnLo Lhe boLLle of ephedrlne and aglLaLe uo Lhls carefully as Lhe
mlxLure wlll become hoL and glve off hydrogen gas and/or sLeam P2 gas ls exploslve and llghLer Lhan
alr avold any flames as usual 8epeaL Lhls sLep unLll Lhe mlxLure remalns cloudy 1hls sLep neuLrallzes
Lhe PCl ln Lhe salL leavlng Lhe lnsoluble free base (ldesoxyephedrlne) agaln Why do we do Lhls? So LhaL
we can geL rld of any waLersoluble lmpurlLles lor 3 oz boLLles Lhls should Lake only 3 repeLlLlons or so

6 llll Lhe boLLle from sLep 3 up Lhe resL of Lhe way wlLh eLhyl eLher Cap Lhe boLLle and aglLaLe for
abouL 8 mlnuLes lL ls very lmporLanL Lo expose every molecule of Lhe freebase Lo Lhe eLher for as long
as posslble 1hls wlll cause Lhe free base Lo dlssolve lnLo Lhe eLher (lL ls soluble ln eLher)

7 LeL Lhe mlxLure seLLle 1here wlll be a mlddle layer LhaL ls very Lhlck 1ap Lhe slde of Lhe boLLle Lo geL
Lhls layer as Lhln as posslble 1hls ls why Lhls boLLle should be clear

8 8emove Lhe Lop (eLher) layer wlLh Lhe eyedropper belng careful noL Lo geL any of Lhe mlddle layer ln
lL lace Lhe removed eLher layer lnLo a Lhlrd boLLle

9 Add Lo Lhe Lhlrd boLLle enough waLer Lo flll lL halfway and abouL 3 drops of murlaLlc acld Cap lL
Shake Lhe boLLle for 2 mlnuLes When lL seLLles remove Lhe Lop layer and Lhrow lL away 1he free base
has now been bonded Lo Lhe PCl agaln formlng a waLer soluble salL 1hls Llme were geLLlng rld of
eLhersoluble lmpurlLles Make sure Lo geL rld of all Lhe eLher before golng Lo sLep 11!

10 lf Lhere ls anyLhlng lefL from sLep 3 repeaL Lhe procedure wlLh lL

11 LvaporaLe Lhe soluLlon ln Lhe yrex dlsh on low heaL ?ou can do Lhls on Lhe sLove or nuke lL ln Lhe
mlcrowave (be careful of splashlng) buL l have found LhaL lf you leave lL on Lop of a hoLwaLer heaLer
(llke Lhe one LhaL supplles hoL waLer Lo your house) for abouL 23 days Lhe remalnlng crysLals wlll be
ephedrlne PCl

lf you mlcrowave lL l suggesL no more Lhan 310s aL one Llme lf lL sLarLs popplng LhaL means you
have Loo llLLle llquld lefL Lo mlcrowave ?ou can puL lL under a brlghL (100W) lamp lnsLead Mlcrowavlng
can resulL ln uneven heaLlng anyway

llrsL 8aLch 120mg ephedrlne PClLsLlmaLed 300mg (100 of LheoreLlcal dlsregardlng PCl)

now Maklng MeLhampheLamlne ouL of ephedrlne by reduclng lL wlLh Pydrolodlc Acld and 8ed
hosphorus

lLems needed
AloL of maLchbooks (Lhe klnd wlLh Lhe sLrlklng pad)

Coffee fllLers (or fllLer paper)

SomeLhlng LhaL measures ml and grams

A flask (a small poL wlLh a lld can be used)

lodlne

Pydrolodlc Acld (l wlll Lell you how Lo make Lhls)

8ed hosphorus (l wlll Lell you how Lo make Lhls)

Lye

*CpLlonal (Loluene and PCl gas)


Maklng 8ed hosphorus
1he sLrlklng pad on books of maLches ls abouL 30 red phosphorus 1he deLermlned experlmenLer could
obLaln a plle of red phosphorus by scraplng off Lhe sLrlklng pads of maLchbooks wlLh a sharp knlfe A
Lyplcal composlLlon of Lhe sLrlklng pad ls abouL 30 red phosphorus along wlLh abouL 30 anLlmony
sulflde and lesser amounLs of glue lron oxlde MnC2 and glass powder l donL Lhlnk Lhese
conLamlnanLs wlll serlously lnLerfere wlLh Lhe reacLlon naLurally lL ls a Ledlous process Lo geL large
amounLs of red phosphorus by scraplng Lhe sLrlklng pads off maLchbooks buL who cares?

Maklng Pydrolodlc Acld
1hls ls made by mlxlng lodlne and red phosphorus When maklng hydrolodlc acld from lodlne and red
phosphorus Lhe acld ls prepared flrsL and allowed Lo come Lo compleLe reacLlon for 20 mlnuLes before
addlng Lhe ephedrlne Lo lL 1he way around Lhe roadblock here ls Lo [usL boll off some more of Lhe waLer
from Lhe ephedrlne exLracL and make Lhe acld mlxLure ln fresh pure waLer Slnce Lhe producLlon of Pl
from lodlne and red phosphorus glves off a good deal of heaL lL ls wlse Lo chlll Lhe mlxLure ln lce and
slowly add Lhe lodlne crysLals Lo Lhe red phosphoruswaLer mlxLure

now Maklng MeLhampheLamlne
1o do Lhe reacLlon a 1000 ml round boLLom flask ls fllled wlLh 130 grams of ephedrlne Also added Lo
Lhe flask are 40 grams of red phosphorus and 340 ml of 47 hydrolodlc acld 1hls same acld and red
phosphorus mlxLure can be prepared from addlng 130 grams of lodlne crysLals Lo 130 grams of red
phosphorus ln 300 ml of waLer 1hls should produce Lhe sLrong hydrolodlc acld soluLlon needed LxacLly
how sLrong Lhe acld needs Lo be l canL say WlLh Lhe lngredlenLs mlxed LogeLher ln Lhe flask a
condenser ls aLLached Lo Lhe flask and Lhe mlxLure ls bolled for one day 1hls lengLh of Llme ls needed
for besL ylelds and hlghesL ocLane numbers on Lhe producL Whlle lL ls cooklng Lhe mlxLure ls qulLe red
and messy looklng from Lhe red phosphorus floaLlng around ln lLWhen one day of bolllng under reflux ls
up Lhe flask ls allowed Lo cool Lhen lL ls dlluLed wlLh an equal volume of waLer nexL Lhe red
phosphorus ls fllLered ouL A serles of doubled up coffee fllLers wlll work Lo geL ouL all Lhe red
phosphorus buL real fllLer paper ls beLLer 1he fllLered soluLlon should look a golden color A red color
may lndlcaLe LhaL all Lhe red phosphorus ls noL yeL ouL lf so lL ls fllLered agaln 1he fllLeredouL
phosphorus can be saved for use ln Lhe nexL baLch lf fllLerlng does noL remove Lhe red color Lhere may
be lodlne floaLlng around Lhe soluLlon lL can be removed by addlng a few dashes of sodlum blsulfaLe or
sodlum LhlosulfaLe1he nexL sLep ln processlng Lhe baLch ls Lo neuLrallze Lhe acld A sLrong lye soluLlon ls
mlxed up and added Lo Lhe baLch whlle shaklng unLll Lhe baLch ls sLrongly baslc 1hls brlngs Lhe meLh ouL
as llquld free base floaLlng on Lop of Lhe waLer 1he sLrongly baslc soluLlon ls shaken vlgorously Lo ensure
LhaL all Lhe meLh has been converLed Lo Lhe free base ?ou now can sell or use Lhe free base for ln[ecLlon
use or wlLh free base meLh now obLalned Lhe nexL sLep you can do ls Lo form Lhe crysLalllne
hydrochlorlde salL of meLh 1o do Lhls a few hundred mls of Loluene ls added Lo Lhe baLch and Lhe meLh
free base exLracLed ouL as usual lf Lhe chemlsLs cooklng has been careful Lhe color of Lhe Loluene
exLracL wlll be clear Lo pale yellow lf Lhls ls Lhe case Lhe producL ls sufflclenLly pure Lo make nlce whlLe
crysLals [usL by bubbllng dry PCl gas Lhrough Lhe Loluene exLracL lf Lhe Loluene exLracL ls darker colored
a dlsLlllaLlon ls called for Lo geL pure meLh free base 1he yleld of pure meLhampheLamlne hydrochlorlde
should be from 100 Lo 110 grams