Large-Scale Methamphetamine Manufacture

Large-Scale Methamphetamine Manufacture

Reductive Amination of P2P through Catalytic Hydrogenation Using Adams Catalyst

Text and Photos by Louis Freeh, HTML by Rhodium

Table of Contents

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  Table of Contents
  
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  1.0 Purpose
  
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    1.1 Scope
    
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    1.2 Acknowledgements
    
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  2.0 Manufacture of Platinum Dioxide
  
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    2.1 Discussion
    
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    2.2 Review of alternative procedures
    
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    2.3 Equipment
    
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    2.4 Chemicals
    
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    2.5 Dissolution of Platinum in Aqua Regia
    
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    2.6 Oxidation of Ammonium Chloroplatinate to Platinum Dioxide
    
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  3.0 The Hatch-Feinstein Reduction
  
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    3.1 Discussion
    
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    3.2 Test-vessel construction
    
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    3.3 Pre-reduction of platinum dioxide
    
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    3.4 Primary reaction vessel construction
    
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    3.5 Reductive amination of P2P using Adam's catalyst
    
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  4.0 Manufacture of 1-phenyl-2-propanone
  
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    4.1 Equipment
    
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    4.2 Chemicals
    
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    4.3 Production of 1-phenyl-2-nitropropene
    
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    4.4 Reduction of 1-phenyl-2-nitropropene to 1-phenyl-2-propanone
    
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      4.4.1 Equipment construction
      
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      4.4.2 Iron Reduction of 1-phenyl-2-nitropropene to 1-phenyl-2-propanone
      
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      4.4.3 Alternative reduction procedure
      
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  5.0 Manufacture of Methylamine from Formaldehyde and Ammonium Chloride
  
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    5.1 Equipment
    
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    5.2 Chemicals
    
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    5.3 Methylamine Hydrochloride
    
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    5.4 Methylamine Solution
    
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  6.0 Manufacture of 70% Nitric Acid
  
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    6.1 Chemicals
    
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    6.2 Equipment
    
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    6.3 Discussion
    
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  7.0 Laboratory Equipment and Procedures
  
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    7.1 Fume Hood
    
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    7.2 Water Aspirator
    
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    7.3 Distillation Tips
    
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    7.4 Reference Material
    
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  8.0 Keeping Out Of Trouble