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This is merely a proof of concept. I just wanted to try synthetizing methylphenidate in home setup. If you want pure methylphenidate crystals, learn chemistry, acquire a lab and move to a country, where it isn't illegal and do it there. According to your local laws, you MAY be able to do this at your university without legal consequences. You MAY.

Look up transesterification on wikipedia for more info.

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If you want purest of pure product, do this (if you don't understand, scroll down for ghetto version):

Mix 1 gram of ethylphenidate (HCl or not) and 20-100mL of MeOH. Anhydrous MeOH is best, it eliminates the chance of hydrolyzation. Add 1-2mL of HCl (you may use acid, but the same applies as for MeOH). Reflux it for 3 hours, 50-60 Celsius. After that, you will have a mixture of ethanol, methanol and methylphenidate. Get rid of the alcohol by distillation. Do a water workup.

You may want to recrystallize it with methanol and toluene.

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Ghetto version>

You need:

1 gram of ethylphenidate

20 - 100 mL of Methanol 95%

1mL of concentrated hydrochloric acid

Thermometer

Mason jar

Glass bowl, which fits on the jar

Something for measuring milliliters

Precise milligram scale

Few bits of broken glass (size of a average nail) - ghetto boiling stones

Ice

Source of heat.

METHANOL FUMES ARE FLAMMABLE, DO NOT USE OPEN FLAME OR BE PREPARED FOR VERY UNPLEASANT SURPRISE

Respirator with activated charcoal.

YOU NEED THIS IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING DEAD OR BLIND

Swimming glasses. I am not kidding. You need to be safe, methanol is nasty.

Latex gloves or whatever your hands like.

Wear a lab coat or something with long sleeves.

Preparations:

Watch this video http://youtu.be/58Ve69s0qD0?t=1m56s

Starting at 1:56, this is what I call ghetto reflux. This is why you need ice and a bowl, which fits on your jar.

Now everything is set and ready.

0. PUT ON GLOVES, LAB COAT, RESPIRATOR AND SWIMMING GLASSES. You will look silly, but it is still better than looking dead.

1. Measure 1 gram of ethylphenidate and put it in mason jar

2. Measure 42 mililiters of methanol (you can use anything between 20 and 100mL, but 42 is a nice number :))

3. Add the broken glass in the jar. Three to five pieces is fine

4. But the mason jar in water bath.

5. Put some ice and cold water in a bowl and place it on top of mason jar. Make sure it fits nicely, but don't seal it air-tight. Some of the methanol will condense and some will evaporate around your bowl.

6. Heat the water bath on electric stove, set it for lowest setting and monitor the water temperature. It should stay between 50 and 60 celsius.

7. Monitor the temperature for 3 hours. NO OPEN FUCKING FLAME IN ROOM. DO NOT FUCKING LEAVE THE ROOM. KEEP YOUR FUCKING RESPIRATOR ON. If you forget to watch the temperature, you may find yourself in a room full of methanol.

8. After 3 hours, or longer, turn the heat off. Wait until everything cools down.

9. After everything cools down, remove the mason jar and put it somewhere outside. Wait for methanol to evaporate. If you are impatient, you can just remove the glass bowl and keep the temperature around 50 celsius. DO THIS ONLY IF YOU ARE IN WELL VENTILATED ROOM. KEEP YOUR RESPIRATOR ON.

10. You should end up with white residue or crystals. Crush them to finest powder you can imagine and let them dry for ANOTHER 48 HOURS. There may be leftover methanol in crystal structures and you really don't want that.

11. Now you have methylphenidate powder with ethylphenidate residue. At this point, it should be pure enough. The result is VERY POTENT. Therapeutical dose of this chemical is usually 20 miligrams.

If you want recrystallize it, do it with methanol and toluene. Use this as your refference http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jkn/235A-Appendix.htm

12. Throw the crystals away. Do not indigest them. Do not touch them with your bare hand. Do not talk about them. You never did this.

The cost of ethylphenidate is 15USD for 1 gram. If it makes you 0,9 grams of methylphenidate, that is equivalent of 90 Ritalin 10mg tablets. For 15 bucks. Not bad. But remember, DO NOT INDIGEST ANYTHING MENTIONED IN THIS MANUAL

Some may say I overestimate the dangers of methanol, but it's better be safe than sorry. And blind.

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DISCLAIMER: THIS TEXT IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. EVERYTHING DESCRIBED HERE IS ILLEGAL IN MOST COUNTRIES. DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME, EVER, IT MAY END BADLY. NEVER INDIGEST ANY SUBSTANCE LISTED HERE.