Purifying Extractions into Crystals

Discussion in 'Drug Chemistry' started by thetrippyhippy, Sep 5, 2007.

  1. thetrippyhippy

    thetrippyhippy Member

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    How would one go about purifying a substance such as LSA into crystal/pure form. I was thinking an acetone wash but im unsure. The process would be as follows?

    HB Woodrose ------*1--------> LSA "Gum" -------*2----> LSA Crystals?



    *1 Naphtha Extraction

    *2 Acetone Wash(s)
     
  2. Geneity

    Geneity self-proclaimed advocate

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    I wouldn't suggest extracting LSA into powder/crystals. LSA isn't supposed to be particularly psychoactive on it's own. It's all the elements in the seeds working together.

    But yeah, it's possible. I'm not sure if LSA forms into crystals in any case.

    "That's pretty much all there is to it. You can take this several steps further to get a more pure product. That would be to alternately make an acid solution and base salts from the LSA's, which would eventually leave you with a very pure white powder. This requires much more effort, and wastes some of the product, and the only reason for doing it would be to remove more garbage, but the amount of garbage left in the brown gunk is insignificant."
    - from lycaeum

    I've never looked into forming powders into crystals, but if you look at some other drug syntheses, and get a good understanding of the Lysergic Acid molecule, I'm sure you can some up with your own way of doing it that works.
     
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