methamphetamine

Introduction. What is the Drug Ice? “Ice” is the street name for pure methamphetamine (meth). Meth is a powerful stimulant that increases dopamine and makes a person feel a rush of euphoria and high-energy levels. Since a lot of street methamphetamine is adulterated with harmful chemicals, ice...

Extraction of pseudoephedrine from pharmaceutical (Sudafed) tablets. Pseudoephedrine was extracted from Sudafed tablets using ethanol, ethanol/methanol (90:10% vol/vol) and methylated spirits. The solvents were chosen with reference to the relevant clandestine literature. For each extraction...

Reaction scheme: Equipment and glassware: 5 L Round bottom flask; Retort stand and clamp for securing apparatus (optional); Reflux condenser; Funnel; Sieve filter (kitchen grade is ok); Syringe or Pasteur pipette; pH indicator papers; Beakers (500 mL x2, 250 mL x2, 100 mL x2); Vacuum source...

Amphetamine Reagents: 1-Phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) 0.827 g, 6.2 mmol; Formamide 3.5 ml; Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 5 ml 30%; Benzene 50 ml; Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4); Methanol 5 ml (MeOH); Hydrochloric acid (15 % aq HCl) 5 ml; Distilled water 25 ml; Dichloromethane (DCM) 90 ml; Sodium hydroxide...