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     Reduction of ephedrine to methamphetamine using hypophopsphorous acid
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Preparation of Hypophosphorous Acid:

To a stirred solution of 717.8 g of a 32% hydrochloric acid solution in a
3-necked 2 liter flask was added 615.42 g of powdered sodium hypophosphite. The
temperature of the solution rose about 2° C. Water was removed from the stirred
reaction mixture by reduced pressure distillation at a temperature of about 55°
±7° C. at a pressure of 44 to 72 mm Hg until a hypophosphorous acid
concentration of about 80 wt %. After cooling to room temperature, sodium
chloride that had precipitated was filtered from the reaction mixture. The
filter cake was washed twice with 32 wt % hydrochloric acid.

The recovered product contained 355.7 g of hypophosphorous acid. The analysis
showed that the product contained 0.9 wt % sodium, 3.2 wt % chloride, and 80.96
wt % hypophosphorous acid. Chloride ion was removed from hypophosphorous acid
using an ion-exchange column (height 221/4", diameter 11/8"). The column was
packed with Rohm and Haas Resin IRA-410 in the chloride form and was regenerated
using 5% NaOH.

The results from using this column at different H3 PO2 and Cl- concentrations
are shown below.

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Influent Composition | Effluent Composition | %H3PO2 | %Cl
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        46                      3.0            49.6    0.06
        46                      3.0            46.7    0.09
        71                      5.9            52.6    0.02
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Then follow Pebble's method:

This is for small-scale reduction of P-fed to methamphetamine. If one wanted to
make meth in the range of ounces, etc. I would not reccomend one cook in an open
container. Fire or explosion are at a much higher risk when cooking anything
above 10 grams using this proceddure. This is why the Push/Pull apparatus is so
popular. No, fumes, smell, and IT CAN reduce the risk of injury if something
does go wrong. Notice I said IT CAN. There is no full-proof method of safety
when working with chemicals of this nature, unless proper lab equipment, etc are
used; and this still does not elimanate the dangers, just reduces the
probability that an accident will happen.

If one wanted to have 5 grams as their finished peoduct, then 6-8 grams of
P-fed. Some can get 90% yield where others may only get 35% yield. This takes
time to perfect, but results will vary WITH YOU.

Take your 8 grams of p-fed and put this into a 250ml. flask or pyrex meassuring
cup. Slowing add Iodine crystals unto the p-fed is mixed well with the iodine.
You don't want it very purple, just enough iodine to where all the white is no
longer visible. Remember, you mix the iodine and the P-fed up as you go along,
you just don't throw it in and go from there.

A good way to meassure your Hypophosphorus acid is to use a ratio of 1ml for
every gram of P-fed that you are using. 50% or 30% Hypophosphorus will work, but
you might want to add more Hypophosphorus acid if it was 30%. I have seen "LAB
GRADE 30%" act no differebt than 50%. So, you make the call, just do the math to
equal out the 30-50 ratio if using 30% Hypo.

Put in you Hypo. Doesn't take much. Take your cooking vessel and move around
slowly to mix the acid with your I2 and P-fed. You'll notice that the contents
will start to liquify. It will look red, so agitate the cooking vessal until it
turns yellow. After it has turned yellow, place on heat. You don't want it to
get to hot, so remove give it a couple of swirrls. Place back on and leave on
heat, repeating this a couple of time if neccessary. When it begins to boil, let
it, for about 10 sec. and remove and let it sit, DO NOT SHAKE. You will notice
that it just keeps boiling. It may do this for 30 sec. or more and then quit.
This is your first major reaction. Take a little wiff of the smoke, you'll
notice that it'll take your breath away. Don't worry about dying from this, it's
O.K., just smells bad.

Agitate it a few times and crank up the heat a little. Remember, don't let it
get to hot, but don't let it cool down either. When it begins to boil a second
time, remove it after about 10 sec. and let it sit. After you remove it from the
heat, it will continue to get faster and faster and really smoke. This is your
second major reaction and this is what does the conversion of your P-fed to
methamphetamine. If you removed it a second time and it hardly did anything.
then try again to ensure that it converts. If you take another wiff you should
notice that the smell is bearable now, and actually quite pleasant in some
cases. There are about three distinct smell that let you know it converted. If
you pay attention in the beginning to the smell, you notice the difference and
it's very noticable. Keep agaitating and letting it sit, maybe place on heat
source for a few sec and remove and agitate. It's done, but it should go to a
golden or yellow looking oil. Or it may go very clear looking with only a touch
of yellow. Or if it turns green or is dark this is O.K.

Let it cool down at this point. The whole reaction should have lasted no longer
than about 10-20 min. After the cooking vessal is WARM to the touch add toluene
and lye and the lye wash. If it got to hot and is like caemel syrup on the
bottom, a piece of wood can be used to mix the dope up to get to going. If you
don't stir up the contents in a situation like this, your lye will never push
your dope up into the toluene layer. Also, if your lye begins to go into your
toluene layer, a little alcohol around the edges and a few drops in the middle
will keep it down.

After the wash, draw up your toluene layer, for some it turns purple. The lye
should have been added until the p.h. read +13.

Next, put the toluene/dope layer into a 20 0z. coke bottle and add an equal
amount of distilled water. Use HCL to gas the toluene/dope layer so that the HCL
will push the dope into the water. It all in there when the P.H. of the water
reaches arounf 7. Stoping around +8 is safer than trying to go to 7. Turn the
bottle over and lossen the cap until the water begins to fall into the
evaporating dish. Make sure no toluene gets through. Now, just evoparate the
dish with the water/dope and there you go!!

If done correctly, you could have a 90% yield, but for many and new beginners
the yield is usually around 35-40%. There are many tricks and little secerets
that are involved that one can possess and learn as they do this. As for as
quality, I dreamed of one line and it was so good I broke out into a sweat
instantly. It has no bad comedown effects like I have expericed with the "Nazi
Method" and doesn't cause sore muscles, etc. It's a fast and easy method for
anyone wanting to aquaire a few grams of meth. for bigger quantities, cooking
will be necessary, but everything else will remain the same.

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