From the methamphetamine episode of Hamiltons Pharmacopeia:
"Heimlich" prepares ammoniated ether from scratch using OTC ingredients, WITHOUT using an ammonium salt. This post is to discuss alternative methods for bronzing lithium for use in improvised birch reactions.
Items used:
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I'm having the exact same result on all of my attempts at a one-pot methamphetamine synthesis following the procedure found HERE.
Everything seems to go well, but when I gas my non-polar, it clouds the solution the instant my tube goes into the flask. The precipitate isn't crystalline at all...