Steam distillation of A-oil

[Jimmyjohn48]

Hello community I am in need of some guidance. What do you mix with A-oil for steam distillation? I understand it is easier to salt first and then re covert to a base then distill the nah/water/freebase. Which is the process I use but isn’t there a way to skip those steps and just distill the oil?

any advice would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Tovenaar]

From what reaction you get your a-oil? Leuckart?

 

[WalterFan]

When I was in business, I distilled it directly in oil, no laboratory equipment, it could give big crystal and save me a lot of time, but it is big brown crystal, I used my own way to make it white.

 

[Tovenaar]

Meth? Or amf?

 

[WalterFan]

Meth, but I think it can apply to a-oil