CLAN LAB METHODS

1CLAN LAB METHODS…COOKING WITH CHEMICALS FORFUN AND PROFIT...

2SOME FAVORITERECIPES...

3METHODS WE’LL COVER• METHAMPHETAMINE– RED P– AMMONIA– P-2-P• MDMA (Ecstasy)• GHB

4RED PHOSPHORUS METHOD• RED PHOSPHORUS WITHIODINE• NICKNAMES…– “RED P” METHOD– “HI” METHOD– “IODINE” METHOD– “RED &BLACK– “MEXICAN NATIONAL” LAB

RED P METHOD5

6RED P METHODRed phosphorus canbe purchased in bulkquantities andshipped in a varietyof containers.

7RED P METHODRed phosphorus can bepurchased in bulk quantitiesand shipped in a variety ofcontainers.

8RED P METHODRed phosphorus can bepurchased in bulkquantities and shippedin a variety ofcontainers.

9RED P METHODStriker plates are usuallysoaked in water or alcoholto remove the redphosphorus component.Usually 33%-65% of thestriker plate surface.

10RED P METHODFlares contain 30-40% redphosphorus on the strikerplate (cap).

11STEP 1 - TABLET EXTRACTION• GRIND TABLETS• PLACE INCONTAINER• ADD SOLVENT(Alcohol or water)• SHAKE• LET SIT• SEPARATE LIQUIDFROM BINDERUSING FILTERPAPER• USE BINDER ASCUT, USUALLYTHROWN AWAY.

12TABLET EXTRACTIONLarge scale extraction ofpseudoephedrine.

13TABLET EXTRACTIONCoffee grinders are used tobreak down the tablets toextract the ephedrine orpseudoephedrine.

14TABLET EXTRACTIONMixers are used to break downthe tablets to extract theephedrine or pseudoephedrine.

15TABLET EXTRACTION• EXTRACT–EPHEDRINE– PSUEDOEPHERINE

16TABLET EXTRACTIONPseudoephedrineproducts• Tablets• Caplets• Pills• Liquid(Many gel capsare orange orgreen colored)

17TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTS• ALCOHOLS ARE EXCELLENTSOLVENTS FOR EXTRACTINGEPHEDRINE– “SELECTIVELY” EXTRACT FROMTABLETING– EVAPORATE QUICKLY– EXAMPLES• DENATURED ALCOHOL• METHANOL• ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

TABLET EXTRACTIONLighter Fluidworks, yet is apoor choice.Alcohol is thecommon solventused to extractpseudoephedrine.18

19TABLET EXTRACTIONDenatured alcohol is an excellentsolvent, due to its rate of evaporation.

20TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSMason Jarsusually are thecontainer ofchoice used toextract theephedrine orpseudoephedrinefrom the binder.

21TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSLarge-scaleextraction ofephedrine orpseudoephedrinerequires largescaleequipment.

22TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSLarge-scaleextraction ofephedrine orpseudoephedrinerequires largescaleequipment.

23TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSHot plates are a typical method – usedto evaporate alcohol from thedissolved ephedrine/pseudoephedrine.

TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSStoves can also beused to evaporatethe solvent. This isnot recommendedby experiencedcookers.24

25TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSMexicannationalorganizationsutilize largepropane campburners andpots for largescaleextraction.

26TABLET EXTRACTION-SOLVENTSMexican nationalorganizations utilizelarge propane campburners and pots forlarge-scale extraction.

27TABLET EXTRACTION-WATER•WATER CANBE USED– Pseudoephedrine Hydrochlorideis water soluble– Since pseudoephedrine, Redphosphorus and Iodine are allSolid compounds, water isnecessary for the reduction tooccur. Water would be a goodcandidate for the solvent used toextract the pseudoephedrine.

28TABLET EXTRACTION-WATERPseudoephedrine pillsSolventPills dissolved inSolvent. Binder sinksPseudo suspended insolvent.Binder

TABLET EXTRACTION-WATERFilter out BinderFilter mediumfunnelEvaporate solventScrape out pseudoephedrine29

30STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE

31STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE– PHOSPHOROUS

32STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE– PHOSPHOROUS– IODINE

33STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE– PHOSPHOROUS– IODINE• COOK (REFLUX)(amount of time depends onrecipe.)

34STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE– PHOSPHOROUS– IODINE• COOK (REFLUX)(amount of time depends onrecipe.)

35STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE– PHOSPHOROUS– IODINE• COOK (REFLUX)• COOL

36STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PHOSPHOROUS– IODINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE• COOK (REFLUX)• COOL• SEPARATE LIQUID– STRONG ACID

37STEP 2 - COOKING• COMBINE– PHOSPHOROUS– IODINE– PSEUDOEPHEDRINE• COOK (REFLUX)• COOL• SEPARATE LIQUID– STRONG ACID• SAVE SLUDGE(RED-P)

38STEP 2 - COOKINGSAVE SLUDGE(RED-P)

39COOKINGRed phosphorus usuallywill stain the reactionvessels.

COOKINGThe iodine / hydriodicacid vapors are alsofound at the cooklocation.40

COOKING41

42SUBSTITUTIONS• RED PHOSPHORUS...– WHITE PHOSPHORUS– HYPOPHOSPHORUS ACID• IODINE...– TINCTURE OF IODINE– HYDRIODIC ACID (IF AVAILABLE)

43SUBSTITUTIONSIodine can be purchasedin prill (small beads),flakes and BB size shot.

44SUBSTITUTIONSIodine – very corrosive and toxicand suspect carcinogen.

45SUBSTITUTIONSHousehold Iodine tincture has 1-3% iodine dissolved in alcohol.

46SUBSTITUTIONSVeterinarian grade tincture isfound in 7% to 15.5% solution.

47SUBSTITUTIONSHydrogenperoxide ismixed withtincture ofiodine toprecipitate theiodine in 12-24hours.

48SUBSTITUTIONSIodine crystalsthat have been“crashed out”of the tinctureutilizinghydrogenperoxide.

49AFTER REFLUX TO SEPARATETHE REACTION MIXTUREFilter out redphosphorous/iodinecrystalsFilter mediumfunnelRED P SLUDGECAN BE REUSED(Meth analyte in acid)

50TO SEPARATE REACTIONFunnels and filter paper istypically used to separatethe red phosphorus afterthe reflux, from the water(acid) phase.

ALTERNATE METHOD TO SEPARATEREACTION51• Large labs have been known touse bed sheets and buckets.

52STEP 3 - SEPARATION• RAISE pH > 10-11– ADD SODIUMHYDROXIDE (LYE)• OIL LAYER FORMS– METH BASE(meth oil)• ADD ORGANICSOLVENT(Coleman fuel orether)• SEPARATE LAYERS(Organic layer ontop usually, waterlayer on bottom)

53SEPARATIONSodium hydroxide(lye) is used toraise the pH andseparate the methoil from theaqueous phase.

54SEPARATIONSodiumhydroxide (lye)is used to raisethe pH andseparate themeth oil fromthe aqueousphase.

55STEP 3 - SEPARATION• RAISE pH > 10-11– ADD SODIUMHYDROXIDE (LYE)• OIL LAYER FORMS– METH BASE(meth oil)• ADD ORGANICSOLVENT(Coleman fuel orether)• SEPARATELAYERS(Organic layer ontop, water layeron bottom)

56SEPARATIONEther is acommoncandidate fordissolving methbase (oil) priorto separatingthe oil andether from thewater phase.

57SEPARATIONWhite gas (camp fuel) is the othermost common solvent used to helpextract the meth oil and separatefrom the water phase.

58SEPARATIONWhite gas(camp fuel) isthe other mostcommonsolvent used tohelp extract themeth oil andseparate fromthe waterphase.

59METH SOLUBILITYMETH BASE METH HCLWATERINSOLUBLESOLUBLESOLVENTSSOLUBLEINSOLUBLE

60REVIEW - SEPARATION STEP= METHOILSOLVENTWATERWATERWATERAMBERLIQUIDADD NaOH(OIL FORMS)ADDSOLVENT

61SEPARATE LAYERS• POUR THELIQUIDS INTO ASEPARATORYFUNNEL– DRAINS FROMTHE BOTTOM

62ALTERNATE METHODS FOR SEPARATINGLIQUIDS• USE ANYCONTAINERWITH ASPIGOT• WATERBOTTLES AREALSO VERYCOMMON.

63STEP 4 - SALTING OUT• BUBBLE HYDROGENCHLORIDE GASTHROUGH SOLVENT• CRYSTALS FORM– METHHYDROCHLORIDE

64STEP 4 - SALTING OUT• BUBBLEHYDROGENCHLORIDE GASTHROUGHSOLVENT• CRYSTALS FORM– METHHYDROCHLORIDE

65STEP 4 - SALTING OUT• Separate throughfilter

66SALTING OUTHCL acid gas generators aretypically plastic gas cans, orplastic soda bottles.

67SALTING OUTHCL acid gas generatormay be a 1 liter sodabottle or similar vessel.

68SALTING OUTHCL acid gasgenerator maybe a 1 litersoda bottle orsimilar vessel.

69SALTING OUTThe tip of the tubing is anexcellent place to typically findmeth HCL product – notice theresidue.

70SALTING OUTLarge Mexican National Labs are greatcandidates for supers labs (10lbs/day)and are referred to as “Ranches.”

71METHODS FOR SALTING OUT• SULFURIC ACID + ROCK SALT• MURIATIC ACID + ALUMINUMFOILGAS CANHCL GASHCL GASACIDSOLID

72METHODS FOR SALTING OUTSulfuric acidis the mostcommonmeans ofproducing anHCL gasgenerator.

73METHODS FOR SALTING OUTRock salt(NaCl) iscommonly usedin a gasgenerator withsulfuric acid(H 2 SO 4 ) toproduce HCLgas.

74ALTERNATE RED P METHODS• SPORTSBOTTLE COLDCOOK– NO HEATAPPLIED• EXPLOSIVE!!!• POOR YIELD• PHOSPHINE ISPRODUCED

75ALTERNATE RED P METHODS• SPORTSBOTTLE COLDCOOK– NO HEATAPPLIED• EXPLOSIVE!!!• POOR YIELD• PHOSPHINE ISPRODUCED

76ALTERNATE RED P METHOD• PRESSURECOOKER– JELLY JARSWITHCHEMICALSPLACED INCOOKER–HEAT– WHEN ALLBOTTLESHAVEEXPLODED-DONE!

77ALTERNATE RED P METHOD• PRESSURECOOKER– JELLY JARSWITHCHEMICALSPLACED INCOOKER–HEAT– WHEN ALLBOTTLES HAVEEXPLODED-DONE!

78ANHYDROUS AMMONIAMETHOD• AMMONIA WITH LITHIUM OR SODIUM• NICKNAMES…– “AMMONIA” METHOD– “NAZI” METHOD– “BIRCH” METHOD– “LITHIUM” METHOD

79ANHYDROUS AMMONIAANHYDROUSMEANSWITHOUT WATER=CONCENTRATEDFORM OF CHEMICAL

80AMMONIA SOURCES• COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS• LIQUID AMMONIA FERTILIZER• REFRIGERANT GAS• AMMONIUM NITRATE/SULFATE• AND LYE• LOOK FOR– PROPANE TANKS• CAN FAIL IN LESS THAN THREEWEEKS!!!–THERMOS JUGS– FIRE EXTINGUISHERS

81AMMONIA SOURCESAmmonia is often placed inpropane cylinders fortransport and storage.

82AMMONIA SOURCESIllegal anhydrous Ammonia tank

83AMMONIA SOURCESAnhydrous ammonia tanks vessels.

84AMMONIA SOURCESReplacement valves for ammoniatanks.

AMMONIA SOURCESLye can be mixed withammonium nitrate and water toproduce ammonia gas.85

86AMMONIA SOURCESLye can be mixed withammonium sulfate orammonium nitrate andwater to produceammonia gas.

87LITHIUM & SODIUM• HIGHLY WATER REACTIVE• REACTIVE WITH MOISTURE INAIR• CHEMICAL SUPPLY– PACKED IN OIL OR MINERALSPIRITS TO EXCLUDE AIR– WIRE OR SOLID CHUNKS• GROCERY STORE– CAMERA BATTERIES - LITHIUM– CAN MAKE SODIUM FROMLYE/DRANO!!

LITHIUM & SODIUMLithium batteries are the mostcommon reactive metal used inammonia labs.88

89LITHIUM & SODIUMStripped lithium batteries arecommon wastes in the ammoniamethod of manufacturing meth.

LITHIUM & SODIUMLithium battery stripes willoxidize to a darker color if notplaced in some type of mineralspirit before use.90

91SODIUM FROM LYE/DRANONaOH-+Na+ -OHBATTERYHEAT LYELYEELECTROPLATE METAL

SODIUM FROM LYE/DRANO92



95STEP 1 - TABLETEXTRACTION• SAME AS OTHER METHODSEXCEPT– WATER IS NOT AN OPTION!!– WATER REACTS WITH THEMETALS

96STEP 2 - REACTION• TO A CONTAINERADD–EPHEDRINE– ANHYDROUSAMMONIA– LITHIUM ORSODIUM METAL–MIX

97STEP 2 - REACTION• TO A CONTAINERADD–EPHEDRINE– ANHYDROUSAMMONIA– LITHIUM ORSODIUM METAL–MIX

98REACTIONPseudoephedrinewith lithium metalin Pyrex dish.

99REACTION CONTINUED...• ALLOW AMMONIA TOEVAPORATE• ADD WATER– DECOMPOSEMETAL…OUCH!!!– LET COOL• OIL LAYER FORMS– METH BASE!



102STEP 3 - SEPARATION• ADD ORGANICSOLVENT(Top Layers)• SEPARATE THELAYERS



105STEP 4 - SALTING OUT• BUBBLEHYDROGENCHLORIDE GASTHROUGHSOLVENT• METHPRECIPITATEFORMS– METH HCL

106STEP 4 - SALTING OUT• BUBBLE HYDROGENCHLORIDE GASTHROUGH SOLVENT• METH PRECIPITATEFORMS– METH HCL

107SALTING OUTEpsom salt (magnesium sulfate) issometimes used as a drying agent todry the “wet” HCL gas.

THIONYL CHLORIDE METHOD- HAZARDSONLY108• PSEUDOEPHEDRINE ISPRECURSOR• THIONYL CHLORIDE WITHCHLOROFORM• NICKNAMED…– “HYDROGENATION” METHOD– “SHAKE-N-BAKE”• REACTIVE CATALYSTS– RANEY NICKEL– PALLADIUM BLACK

109THIONYL HAZARDS• THIONYL CHLORIDE– WATER REACTIVE- FORMSHYDROCHLORIC AND SULFURICACIDS• HYDROGEN GAS–PRESSURE– FLAMMABLE• CATALYST– WATER REACTIVE• CHLOROFORM– SUSPECTED CARCINOGEN

110HYDROGENATIONPRESSURE GAUGEHYDROGEN FILL HOSEHYDROGENGASSHAKEPRESSURIZEREPEATMETH inALCOHOLHYDROGENATORPRESSURE VESSELWASTECATALYSTSLUDGE

111HOMEMADEHYDROGENATOR



114PHENYL-2-PROPANONEMANUFACTURE• BENZYLCHLORIDE TOBENZYL CYANIDE• BENZYL CYANIDETO PAA• PAA TO P2P

115PHENYL-2-PROPANONEMETHOD• PHENYL-2-PROPANONE (P-2-P)WITH METHYLAMINE ANDALUMINUM FOIL•NICKNAMED…– P-2-P METHOD–FOIL METHOD– “BIKER” METHOD– “PROP DOPE” METHOD

116FOIL PREPARATION– COOKERS WILLOFTEN…• WASH FOIL INSODIUMHYDROXIDE• RED DEVILLYE• DRANOCRYSTALS•SHRED FOIL• INCREASESSURFACEAREA OF FOIL

117P-2-P REACTION• REACTION ISSLIGHTLYEXOTHERMIC• REACTION OCCURSON FOIL SURFACE– FOIL “CONSUMEDIN REACTION”– GREY SLUDGE ATBOTTOM OF FLASK

118STEP 1 - REACTION• COMBINE–P-2-P– METHYLAMINE– MERCURICCHLORIDE– ALCOHOL– ALUMINUMFOIL• ALLOW TO REACT• LET COOL

119STEP 2 - SEPARATION• OIL LAYER FORMS -METH BASE• FILTER REACTION TOREMOVE GREYSLUDGE (ALUMINUM)• ADD ORGANICSOLVENT• SEPARATE SOLVENTLAYER

120STEP 3 - SALTING OUT•BUBBLEHYDROGENCHLORIDE GASTHROUGHSOLVENT• CRYSTALS FORM– METHHYDROCHLORIDE

121HAZARD COMPARISONMETHOD• REDPHOSPHOROUS• AMMONIA• THIONYLCHLORIDE• P-2-PHAZARDS• PHOSPHINE GAS• IODINE• IRRITANT/FLAM GAS• WATER RX METALS• ACID GASES• CARCINOGEN• IRRITANT/FLAM GAS• CNS TOXICANT

122PRODUCTION COMPARISONMETHOD• REDPHOSPHOROUS• AMMONIA• THIONYLCHLORIDE• P-2-PTIME / YIELD• 1 - 11/2 DAYS• 60 - 85 %• 1 - 2 HOURS• 95 PLUS %• 2 - 2 1/2 DAYS• 90 - 95 %• 1 - 11/2 DAYS• 60 - 85 %

123Begin with Safrole• Sassafras oilcontains 80%safrole.• 1998 DEA placedsassafras oil onwatched list.• Sassafras treegrows naturally inthe south,southeast, easternseaboard, and inthe AppalachianMountain regions.

Ecstasy124

125Components of Sassafras OilComponent %CompositionBP @ 1atm(°C)Pinene 2 – 10% 154Phelladrene 2 – 10% 175D-Camphor 0 – 5% 204Safrole 80 – 90% 234Eugenol 0 – 10 % 252

126Separate Safrole Oil• Easiest method:1. Wash sassafras oil with 28% aceticacid to removed eugenol, pinene, andcamphor oils.2. Wash remaining oil with water toremove other contaminants.3. Wash oil with denatured alcohol todissolve safrole (leaving phelladrenebehind).4. Heat denatured alcohol until alcoholhas evaporated leaving safrole behind.

127Safrole to Isosafrole• Combine– Safrole oil– Sodium or potassium hydroxide– Denatured alcohol– Reflux at 120 – 140 °C for 12 – 24 hours– Dark colored mixture is isosafrole

128MDP-2-P Production1. Place a large flask or container with30% hydrogen peroxide and 88% formicacid in an ice bath.2. Combine isosafrole and acetone in aseperatory funnel.3. Slowly add the isosafrole/acetonesolution drop wise to the chilledhydrogen peroxide/formic acid solution.Ensure temperature stays below 20 °C.Solution will turn from yellow toorange.4. Let solution sit and warm to roomtemperature. Solution will turn to darkred.

129MDP-2-P Production Cont.5. Distill or allow acetone and formic acidto evaporate. A thick black liquidshould remain.6. Add methanol and 15% sulfuric acid tothe thick black liquid and reflux forthree hours.7. Allow liquid to cool (oil layer willdevelop on bottom of container) andadd an organic solvent.8. Transfer organic solvent to anothercontainer and wash solvent with 5%sodium hydroxide to neutralize anyformic acid still left.9. Evaporate organic solvent. Remainingoil is MDP-2-P.

130MDMA (ECSTASY)MANUFACTURING• MULTIPLE ROUTES POSSIBLE USINGMDP-2-P• COMMON ROUTE FOLLOWS “P-2-P/METHYLAMINE” PROCEDURE– USES SAME CHEMICALS– FOLLOWS SAME STEPS

131STEP ONE - REACTION• COMBINE THE FOLLOWING– MDP-2-P– METHYLAMINE– MERCURIC CHLORIDE– ALCOHOL–FOIL• LET REACT TO COMPLETION–EXOTHERMIC

132STEP 2 - SEPARATION• WHEN REACTION ISCOMPLETE– OIL LAYER FORMS - MDMA BASE• FILTER REACTION TOREMOVE GREY SLUDGE(ALUMINUM)• ADD ORGANIC SOLVENT• SEPARATE SOLVENT LAYER• MDMA OIL IS IN SOLVENTLAYER

133STEP 3 - SALTING OUT• BUBBLE HYDROGENCHLORIDE GASTHROUGH SOLVENT• CRYSTALS FORM–MDMAHYDROCHLORIDE

134GHB MANUFACTURING• GAMMAHYDROXYBUTYRATE• ONE STEP REACTION– COMBINEGAMMABUTYROLACTONE(GBL) WITH LYE– HEAT

135GHB MANUFACTURINGButyrolactone is thecommon precursor for GHB.

136GHB MANUFACTURINGBaking soda is a buffered base that canbe used to convert GBL to GHB

137GHB ALTERNATIVES• USERS DISCOVERED:– DON’T NEED TO MAKE GHB, JUSTINGEST GBL• BODY CONVERTS INTO GHB– CAN ALSO INGEST 1,4-BUTANEDIOL• BODY CONVERTS INTO GHB– SAME PATHWAY AS ALCOHOLDEHYDROGENASE

GHB ALTERNATIVES138

GHB ALTERNATIVES139

140CONVERSIONS• 1 GRAM = 1000mg• 3.5 GRAMS = 1/8 th OUNCE (EIGHTBALL)• 14 GRAMS = ½ OUNCE• 28 GRAMS = 1 OUNCE• 454 GRAMS = 1 POUND

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