Phenyl-2-Propanone 

Phenyl-2-Propanone (Phenylacetone, P2P) is a ketone. It can be used in reductive amination with either ammonia, methylamine, ethylamine, or propylamine in an ethanol and hydrogen oxide(water) solution. It forms an imine intermediate. The reductive amination can be done with either toxic Aluminum Mercury or nontoxic Aluminum Galinstan. As a result, you can get amphetamine, methamphetamine, Ethylamphetamine, or Propylamphetamine. Using methylamine, ethylamine, or propylamine will yield around 70% methamphetamine, Ethylamphetamine, or Propylamphetamine, while using ammonia will yield 30% amphetamine. Ethylamphetamine is Blue Speed.

Phenyl-2-Propanone can be synthesized from benzyl magnesium chloride (formed from benzyl chloride and magnesium turnings in diethyl ether) and acetonitrile in diethyl ether (or better, dibutyl ether for higher yield) followed by hydrochloric acid work-up.

I used Phenyl-2-Propanone (P2P) in reductive amination with an ethanol water solution of ethylamine using Aluminum Galinstan. I got Ethylamphetamine. Blue Speed.

Phenyl-2-Propanone by CognitiveFuel November 30, 2022

Phenyl-2-Propanol 

Phenyl-2-Propanol is a chemical synthesized by reacting benzylmagnesium chloride with acetaldehyde in diethyl ether (or dibutyl ether), or by reacting phenylacetaldehyde (or PAL synthesized from styrene and peracetic acid in a nitrogen or argon atmosphere to avoid over oxidation to phenylacetic acid (PAA) ) with methylmagnesium iodide in diethyl ether (or dibutyl ether). Phenyl-2-Propanol is also known as P2Pol. Phenyl-2-Propanol can be oxidized to Phenyl-2-Propanone by using PCC, or by using Sodium Hypochlorite (pool shock, NaOCl), and glacial acetic acid. P2Pol can also be oxidized to P2P by using Sodium Chlorite (NaO2Cl), and acetic acid.

Density 0.996
Boiling point 220 ºC
Refractive index 1.5221
Flash point 85 ºC

Colorless liquid.

Tyler: I synthesized P2Pol (Phenyl-2-Propanol) by reacting phenylacetaldehyde and methylmagnesium iodide in diethyl ether.

Phenyl-2-Propanol by CognitiveFuel August 18, 2023