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Huge Scale Leuckart MDMA Production
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This method is used in the past in Europe on huge scale to make MDMA:

[1] 150 L MDP2P + 400 L NMF + 75 L Formic acid :

heat to 190°C (at 140°C H2O + Formic acid comes over) for about 6 Hrs. until
smell of Ammonia-gas is present at the collecting flask. No vacuum! Let cool and
wash with 350 L water to get rid of excess NMF. Tap off 160 L oil and extract
the remaining water with 2 x 30 L DCM. Cook off that DCM at 60°C and 200 mm Hg.
Add the 20 L extra oil to the 160 L = 180 L.

[2] Cook with HCl : Hydrolysis.

180 L oil + 100 L methanol + (250 L HCl 36% + 550 L H2O): Mix and cook. At 60-65°C
MeOH distills over, after that go to 95 C and stay there for 3 Hrs. You make now
the chloride salt, which dissolves in the water part. Let cool off to 40°C and
extract with 40 L DCM. THROW AWAY THE DCM extract, this is full of impurities.
KEEP the water-part!

[3] Making Basic.

100 Kg NaOH dilute in 100 L water (90 L 100% HCl needs +/- 70 L NaOH). Use this
NaOH solution to basify the remaining water portion. DO NOT exceed 40C! Bring to
pH 10.3 and then +/- 100 L MDMA base oil will come. Extract with 2x30 L DCM and
distill off the DCM to get raw base.

[4] Distillate.

At 4 mm Hg (or any other good vacuum) and 145°C you distillate the raw base to
get the clean base. (first remove DCM and water).

[5] Crystalls.
If you know my name now, search my posts how to make them.... Use Acetone cold
and HCl gas...

