leuckart

Hello Guys, At First I want to say what a nice forum this is! really interesting! I have a question about the Leuckart reaction to produce amphetamines and maybe someone here can help me: The literature speaks of two different methods for the Leuckart reaction: one with ammonium formate and one...

Hello I tried to do a search on the forum for the leuckart reaction for amphetamine but i could only find it for methamphetamine. Does anyone on here know that particular route towards amphetamine and could possibly post it on the forum? thanks

Amphetamine Reagents: 1-Phenyl-2-propanone (P2P) 0.827 g, 6.2 mmol; Formamide 3.5 ml; Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) 5 ml 30%; Benzene 50 ml; Magnesium sulphate (MgSO4); Methanol 5 ml (MeOH); Hydrochloric acid (15 % aq HCl) 5 ml; Distilled water 25 ml; Dichloromethane (DCM) 90 ml; Sodium hydroxide...