Here, I wont be pleasant either.
1- If you knew this, why didn't you create a post and shared info like others have done instead of keeping to yourself? Isn't this website supposed to be meant for that? For sharing info?
2- I did replicate it successfully but I am not willing to share any type...
My yields were decent and purity excellent. I did the whole reaction, with crystallization, in the span of an evening. The reduction ran hot but was completely under control, easily stirred, fast, and simple to work up.
MATERIALS:
MDP-2-P - 25g
ALUMINIUM - 27.5g
(Mercury(II) chloride) - 400mg...