Synthesis:
1. Formic acid (3,66 g), NMF (7,6 g) and PMK (9.0 g) were refluxed at 150-170 *C for 7 h with additional formic acid (7,32 g) added periodically.
2. On cooling, a clear yellow solution of N-formyl-3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine (N-formylMDMA) was obtained.
3. Concentrated hydrochloric acid (30 ml) was added to this solution, which was refluxed for a further 3 h.
What temperature do i reflux this at?
4. The reaction mixture was made basic with sodium hydroxide, and the crude MDMA extracted into diethyl ether.
5. After the volume of the organic solvent was decreased, the remaining residue was treated with hydrogen chloride gas to yield a gelatinous brown precipitate of impure MDMA hydrochloride.
6. The crude salt, dissolved in boiling methanol, was added to chill acetone to form a crystalline product.
7. This was recrystallized to yield fawn crystals with a melting point of 147 - 148 *C.
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