Phikshun2 (Stranger)
06-21-04 14:18
No 514661
       Question on Zealot's Ketamine synth     

Perhaps I've overlooked something obvious, but step 10 of zealot's method seems to be lacking a piece of information:

45g of the above bromoketone is dissolved in 50mls benzene, add therein 50mls (17g(=23mls) is required for neutralization of HBr, but a 2x excess is used).

50 mls of what? 		 
 
 
 
    Rhodium
(Chief Bee)
06-21-04 14:24
No 514662
       Hyperlinking - the very essence of the web     

Please link to the procedure you are discussing. Most of us don't keep the entire site in the head, and it is not our job to UTFSE to understand something which you want to have answered.
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    Phikshun2
(Stranger)
06-21-04 14:31
No 514663
       Fair enough     

../rhodium /ketamine2.html

any assistance would be appreciated.  smile 		 
 
 
 
    Phikshun2
(Stranger)
06-28-04 00:09
No 515963
       Oops     

Well I suppose I am going to answer my own question then.  And the answer is (after retranslating the original russian post):
Triethylamine!

Oh and in the bromination, the washes are with dilute Na2CO3 solution, not NaHCO3 as posted.  Washing with NaHCO3 makes a fine bubbly mess though wink 		 
 
 
 
    Rhodium
(Chief Bee)
06-29-04 14:14
No 516383
       Document update     

Thank you for the corrections, I have now updated the document accordingly.
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