Hey guys,
So Iv been trying to decarboxylate tryptophan to get tryptamine, only I keep failing.
I saw a great way of crashing the tryptamine out of solution after it had finally gone into solution (by using the benzoate salt then unsalting before use)
Anyway, all I got was gunk again!
Its so...
With strikes method, he mentions loads of other aldehydes found in oils but doesn’t explain if you just carry out the same steps as with safrole or not…I have vanillin but he doesn’t say what to do with it!
I completely agree. I have untreated ADHD as well so I get super rabid hole’d to the point where I can’t get out!
It’s why I have like 4 projects on the go - and that’s just chemistry projects!
I’m in basically the same situation as the OP only iv tried the ketone catalysis oof tryptophan to tryptamine using cyclohexanone.
Iv tried it three times according to the rhodium literature and two of the times the tryptophan didn’t even dissolve, it all just turned dark (the solvent) brown...