Thank you for the previous responses.
The chemist has carried out their first (successful?) reaction and, as a result, has further questions.
The test subject, who evaluated the final product, compared it to the one commonly available on the street (according to police reports found online, its purity is usually around 10-20%).
I’d like to know whether the test subject had overly high expectations of the product, or if the inexperienced chemist might have made several mistakes during the process?
What can realistically be expected from the final product, and could further experiments significantly improve its quality?
The errors that, according to the chemist, may have affected the final product include:
• Completely skipping extraction with DCM (the chemist was prepared for it but lacked sufficient theoretical knowledge).
• Drying the product for too short a time and at too high a temperature.
Could this affect the product’s quality?
Does extraction with DCM involve adding DCM to the free base and collecting the appropriate layer? If so, are the layers clearly distinguishable, and which one (top/bottom) contains the product?
Could
@G.Patton @William D. provide their input on this?
Thank you!