Making a Red Bull Patented Stimulant (and trying it)

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Correction: Cumene hydroperoxide structure is wrong (Chemdraw name to structure conversion issue), it should have the hydroperoxide attached to the alkyl.
Synthesis:
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acso...
Patent:
patentimages.storage.googleap...
Sharpless literature:
www.thieme-connect.de/product...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/cr04...
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
link.springer.com/chapter/10....

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  • @Quinazolineking
    @Quinazolineking25 күн бұрын

    Alright folks, if your interested in a more in depth case effect profile: ( I was the other bloke in the vid who tried the CE-123 ) 0:00> 125mg single oral dosage 0:40> I noticed an increase in clarity and awareness, more awake, bit stronger than caffeine would. Fague stimulant alike tendencies. 1:20> More focus on tasks, motivating and subtly calming. Gentle increase in energy is also noted. 3:30> peak effects, this compound would be good for office hours. Can be best compared to a weaker version of R-modafinil but with more dopaminergic response, actions that give rise to a dopamine spike are exacerbated and thus, more enjoyable and satisfying. A dramatic increase in memory acquisition and retrieval is not particularly noted. 4:00> I’m way more aware now, I’m way more focused ( refrence? xd ) 4:30> slow decrease towards baseline, still very functional without being pushing. This plateau is preferred over peak serum levels thus in the future a lower dosage would suffice. No comedown. 6:00> baseline, no after effects. Conclusions: Is this compound one that’ll make you a hyperfunctional CEO millionaire, like selegiline or amphetamine would? Not at all. However it may have its use in gently providing extra alertness and motivation where caffeine fails. As far is I noted with this single experience it is side free and does not feel “present” like modafinil or caffeine does. Not to be repeated personally.

  • @awli8861

    @awli8861

    25 күн бұрын

    good to know

  • @Jackson_Zheng

    @Jackson_Zheng

    25 күн бұрын

    how long have you been taking modafinil yourself for? I'm curious if you've had built up any tolerance? Personally, I've been taking it for over 2 years, and I'm not sure whether I've built up a tolerance or not, but I've kept the daily dose the same (100mg modafinil + 75mg armodafinil).

  • @Quinazolineking

    @Quinazolineking

    25 күн бұрын

    @@Jackson_Zheng Only a few times, I do not really believe in taking any medication for a prolonged period since this will induce changes in cortical tissue which might be permanent. Modafinil for me is only used sparsely when I have been procrastinating important things such as meetings, company calls etc. and have to finish them all in a day. I would not recommend taking such for a prolonged amount of time without any medical reason 👀

  • @evilsanta8585

    @evilsanta8585

    25 күн бұрын

    Is this in hours or minutes?

  • @Quinazolineking

    @Quinazolineking

    25 күн бұрын

    @@evilsanta8585 hours

  • @fast1nakus
    @fast1nakus24 күн бұрын

    If patents were invented 2k years ago, we would still ride horses.

  • @user-arbuzer12

    @user-arbuzer12

    23 күн бұрын

    Так и есть, патентное право очень тормозит развитие

  • @aciddev_

    @aciddev_

    23 күн бұрын

    @@user-arbuzer12 что

  • @user-arbuzer12

    @user-arbuzer12

    23 күн бұрын

    @@aciddev_ ничего

  • @cobalt7781

    @cobalt7781

    23 күн бұрын

    @@aciddev_you can easily understand what he said

  • @henria.277

    @henria.277

    22 күн бұрын

    That is not true. Patenting stuff also requires you to make a very detailed description, which helps others in R&D as patents are often fairly easy to bypass. There is a fine line between patenting or not, and while it's far from a perfect system, it does work well.​@user-arbuzer12

  • @boothbytcd6011
    @boothbytcd601125 күн бұрын

    'Since I don't fucking hate myself...' The man speaks truth.

  • @BillAnt

    @BillAnt

    22 күн бұрын

    I'd smoke that vial as is..... I don't hate myself.. ha-ha

  • @duyataksis5210

    @duyataksis5210

    21 күн бұрын

    This is why this drug is always faked.

  • @eugenesanderson6742

    @eugenesanderson6742

    21 күн бұрын

    Who likes cleaning? I feel this guy for sure!

  • @Johnny2Starz

    @Johnny2Starz

    21 күн бұрын

    I laughed so hard at that.

  • @DanielComins-bu7zu

    @DanielComins-bu7zu

    17 күн бұрын

    Time stap this

  • @sna_helptal
    @sna_helptal25 күн бұрын

    while redbull can give you wings, it can also give you patents for chemicals

  • @dimagass7801

    @dimagass7801

    23 күн бұрын

    Or an addiction if you can find the juneberry🫶...the summer one is at only one Walmart near me but it's pretty good other than the fact it's a one and done you're not having multiple a day

  • @2147B

    @2147B

    20 күн бұрын

    @@dimagass7801 Redbull is the only one i cant drink. I taste it in every burp until i go to sleep. the sappiness does not work with my stomach acid

  • @thereisacatinthewindow
    @thereisacatinthewindow25 күн бұрын

    can't wait for "eugeroics i have known and loved" so you will be like Shulgin

  • @TheLtVoss

    @TheLtVoss

    25 күн бұрын

    But you have too admit that Phenethylamines carry a sertain punch 😅

  • @proximityzero9100

    @proximityzero9100

    22 күн бұрын

    Xd

  • @zonkz6947

    @zonkz6947

    16 күн бұрын

    ⁠​⁠@@TheLtVossi love how you spelled “phenethylamines” correctly but not “to”, or “certain” lmao

  • @TheLtVoss

    @TheLtVoss

    15 күн бұрын

    @@zonkz6947 Dyslexia kicks yoooooo I just dont see it 🤷

  • @iarmycombo5659

    @iarmycombo5659

    5 күн бұрын

    Is eugeroics that bad?

  • @DingleTwit
    @DingleTwit25 күн бұрын

    “I set up a drinking glass…” haha

  • @y33t23
    @y33t2325 күн бұрын

    Owning a bottle of Thionyl Chloride is an actual flex

  • @shivjain

    @shivjain

    24 күн бұрын

    Even I thought it

  • @thymenwaterman8672

    @thymenwaterman8672

    22 күн бұрын

    Wait why is it haha

  • @y33t23

    @y33t23

    22 күн бұрын

    @@thymenwaterman8672 it's a super powerful reagent, a convenient chlorinating agent that is very hard to get on hand as a private customer. Expensive too.

  • @katrinabryce

    @katrinabryce

    22 күн бұрын

    @@thymenwaterman8672 Controlled substance under the chemical weapons convention, apparently 🤷🏻‍♀

  • @christiannorf1680

    @christiannorf1680

    22 күн бұрын

    @@katrinabryce Regulations are stupid sometimes. Last time I ordered sulfuric acid, I had to sign an end-use declaration. I thought they were joking. Apparently because it can be used as a catalyst for making acetone peroxide. Why acetone is not regulated by that logic is beyond me. Later I also found out that my institution doesn't have the permission required to buy potassium permanganate, which is also super weird. Luckily I found some bottles of old stock...

  • @drdrums1
    @drdrums125 күн бұрын

    Minor point - this isn't patented. What you found is a patent application publication, which is issued 18 mos. after the initial filing (or priority) date. The EPO application was withdrawn (abandoned), along with the Canadian counterpart. The US application is still pending, but if it meets significant resistance from the USPTO, it will likely be abandoned as well (Red Bull seems unwilling to invest significant money in pursuing the application). If/when it gets patented, the document will say "United States Patent" and be assigned an 8 digit number (currently in the 11 million series). Publications of applications are not enforceable - only patents are.

  • @Sniperboy5551

    @Sniperboy5551

    25 күн бұрын

    I’d love it if they added this shit to Red Bull, but the FDA and DEA would throw a fit

  • @cannack

    @cannack

    25 күн бұрын

    @@Sniperboy5551 probably because we know the interactions of modafinil with other drugs (or cardiac conditions) and an analog could easily be safer, or less-safe, fairly in depth studies would probably be needed.

  • @CatgirlExplise6039

    @CatgirlExplise6039

    9 күн бұрын

    @@Sniperboy5551 I mean, If the company pays them enough money theyll do anything so you can keep your hopes up c: Corporate lobbying always got your back

  • @Kitajima2

    @Kitajima2

    7 күн бұрын

    This guy patents

  • @cannack

    @cannack

    4 күн бұрын

    @@CatgirlExplise6039 it would help but health Canada in particular is *very touchy* about these things, they dont like the high dose caffeine stuff as-is. Tax dollars deal with the results of ill-health so there is a significant federal, provincial and public interest in making sure that red-bull drinkers dont start suddenly dropping like flies with cardiac issues, as our system is already strained beyond capacity. lobbyists can do alot but if reactions start happening, that stuff will get pulled very fast, rofecoxib is a great example. I would love to see more in depth studies, as this compound (or yet another analog) will likely exist in some consumer form eventually, and if safe could be very useful for those with a methylxanthine sensitivity that cant leverage the cognitive benefit of coffee for example.

  • @EvincarOfAutumn
    @EvincarOfAutumn25 күн бұрын

    Modafinil’s dopamine reuptake inhibitory effects are from rat studies taking heroic doses afaik, so I wouldn’t say it’s a DRI. Its mechanism of action at normal doses is still unclear and involves multiple sites, including histamine (H1 & H3) and adrenaline (α1).

  • @Quinazolineking

    @Quinazolineking

    25 күн бұрын

    I don’t agree, with receptor coupling with target site at DRD2 (PHE76, ILE484, VAL152, PHE326, ILE148, ALA81) there is a clear positive correlation between its dose related effects and affinity. Also there has been established in multiple papers that the primary eugeroic, stimulant action of CE123 (like (R-)modafinil is directly correlated to the agonism of the sub2 human dopamine transporter. If I remember correctly it has even been studied with cloned basal ganglia dopaminergic receptors. Furthermore all of its effects like memory aquisition/retrieval, awakeness, motivating, etc. Can be directly connected with dopamine activation

  • @Chad-Giga.

    @Chad-Giga.

    25 күн бұрын

    @@Quinazolinekingas somebody with a svt heart condition, I cannot take amphetamines or modafinil without triggering heart palpitations, but I can take coca alkaloids with zero effect on my heart condition.

  • @A1ko_

    @A1ko_

    25 күн бұрын

    yeah it's a really weak dri (not even close to mph or amphetamine) but it's one part in its pharmacological profile, quite an interesting molecule though ngl

  • @Poodleinacan

    @Poodleinacan

    22 күн бұрын

    Gotta love those heroic doses 😂

  • @lizliz7075

    @lizliz7075

    14 күн бұрын

    Yes, this cu#ts dangerous. Do not try this shit punters. Just tell your Dr you seen this shi# and he'll write you up some Ritalin scripts, problem will solve itself. Aint no fun being a guinea pig for some pseudo scientist. Steer clear guys its dangerous and could fuc$ your kidneys and/or heart. There is a reason guys who do know these 'trick' dont put them on youtube its simply click bait fellas. Good on ya mate for setting them right. It takes real empathy to weed these pricks out. Stay safe learn chemistry in a lab not on youtube guy's.

  • @cjprestidge1773
    @cjprestidge177325 күн бұрын

    To realise that I'm actually living in a time where this just happened... and the author linking to a synthesized dose of product available worldwide... what a beautiful moment this day is for me. Bravo for everything about this... how interesting... this entire situation is brilliant and such a testament to so many things. What a time to be alive.

  • @berylman
    @berylman25 күн бұрын

    I love these videos and the way you explicate them including the reaction mechanisms... welcome to the SHORT PATH VACUUM DISTILLATION channel

  • @noobkanon2

    @noobkanon2

    25 күн бұрын

    I've always wondered, why always short path distillation??

  • @ondrejnovak339

    @ondrejnovak339

    24 күн бұрын

    @@noobkanon2 Because he does not have rotary evaporator, which is normally used for the rutine solvent distillation

  • @Chemiolis

    @Chemiolis

    23 күн бұрын

    @@ondrejnovak339 I might have one in a few months ;)

  • @christiannorf1680

    @christiannorf1680

    22 күн бұрын

    No machine has probably revolutionized organic chemistry like rotavaps did. Even more than magnetic stir plates

  • @alex_merser5420

    @alex_merser5420

    20 күн бұрын

    @@christiannorf1680 You forgot about vacuum distillation

  • @Chad-Giga.
    @Chad-Giga.25 күн бұрын

    Loved that silica gel filtration

  • @blaisetruesdell9924
    @blaisetruesdell992425 күн бұрын

    Sonicating in Heptane is typically a much easier way to force an oil to crash out. It also has the benefits of being much less toxic than toluene and a much lower boiling point, so pulling it off is much easier too.

  • @christiannorf1680

    @christiannorf1680

    22 күн бұрын

    Eh, heptane is pretty much just as toxic as toluene (if you are not a pregnant woman). But toluene smells nicer :) It's true though, removing toluene is a pain in the ass. Toxicity wise, if you are using chlorinated solvents, there is not really a point in avoiding toluene.

  • @petkotzvetkov6528
    @petkotzvetkov652816 күн бұрын

    Man, you are, in my opinion the best chemist on the web today. I really loveyour videos!

  • @sashboo1370
    @sashboo137025 күн бұрын

    Great video as always. Would like to hear more about the pharmacodynamics of drugs you make in the future!

  • @LightTheMars
    @LightTheMars25 күн бұрын

    Modafinil isn't really a dopamine reuptake inhibitor like MPH, it has a unique mechanism of action and also interacts with the orexin pathways.

  • @LiaLia0407

    @LiaLia0407

    17 күн бұрын

    also modulates histamine release in the thalamus to increase wakefulness

  • @BirnieMac1

    @BirnieMac1

    16 күн бұрын

    Only source I’ve seen with a good explanation of the Mechanism is Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology literally every medical text in a decade of pharmacist practice was vague outside the orexin stuff The dopaminergic activity is SUUUUPER selective to some areas of the brain too I forget exactly where it’s been a while (knee jerk is thalamus or mesocortical but I cannot remember well)

  • @KratomReviews

    @KratomReviews

    14 күн бұрын

    very true, minimal dopamine interactions. It has a slight effect on dopamine, but that is not it's main mechanism of action(unlike amphetamines, very very different, which is why modafinil is non addictive, can take it daily for months and go fully cold turkey and it won't bother you at all).

  • @quentinandres5243

    @quentinandres5243

    Сағат бұрын

    NOPE it is a D1 agonist in many parts of the brain it will block the re-up take of dopamine and it is his main mecanism of action

  • @NautsuJJR
    @NautsuJJR25 күн бұрын

    btw Im pretty sure the hydroperoxide in cumene hydroperoxide is attached to the benzylic carbon, not the benzene ring. maybe this is some other cumene hydroperoxide that I havent heard of, but "cumene hydroperoxide" generally refers to the benzylic hydroperoxide

  • @Chemiolis

    @Chemiolis

    25 күн бұрын

    You're right, it seems it is an issue with Chemdraw when converting name to structure

  • @Chemiolis
    @Chemiolis25 күн бұрын

    Icilin samples from one of my previous videos are now available for sale chemiolis.squarespace.com/ Only 50 available.

  • @Quinazolineking

    @Quinazolineking

    25 күн бұрын

  • @captainchicky3744

    @captainchicky3744

    25 күн бұрын

    can you provide the 1h nmr result of the product pls :P

  • @penguiin12

    @penguiin12

    25 күн бұрын

    bro please make a single video without 4000 hours of stock footage

  • @laslaw9887

    @laslaw9887

    25 күн бұрын

    I bought it, I hope it will be deliverd safe and sound. I'll measure nmr for you)

  • @laslaw9887

    @laslaw9887

    25 күн бұрын

    @@captainchicky3744 I will

  • @horatiumoldovan4836
    @horatiumoldovan483624 күн бұрын

    Congrats! Your video started my day and gave me motivation to arrange my workspace and if I happen to get the glassware washed you will have at least an anecdotal report of previous video having "stimulant" like effects by just watch ing it first thing in the morning. I'm glad for the selective sulfur oxidation step you described as classical H2O2 method was the slightly annoying part when I made modafinil years ago... also you may know that in the case of the well sold one, a certain crystal lattice is remarkably more potent then the crude stuff I obtained. Even though pure, the potency albeit obvious, it increased significantly after performing a well described method of recrystalization involving some ethyl acetate and some more solvents. I bioassayed it because proton NMR could be agreed with and I can't make any sense of XRD data. I'm sure you might have thought of trying to obtain the derivative starting from bis-(4-Phenyl)-methanol it may be a thing. Cheers!

  • @alexrogers777
    @alexrogers77724 күн бұрын

    great video! It was seriously cool that you actually tried the drug

  • @official-obama

    @official-obama

    20 күн бұрын

    don't drink the chemicals you make! pour them in tea first

  • @rezzer7918
    @rezzer79186 күн бұрын

    Missing: a melting point determination for purity. An HPLC/UV/FL test for presence of trace contaminants. An IR scan for compound ID.

  • @williambouthillier8611
    @williambouthillier861123 күн бұрын

    Nice, I didnt know this compound existed at all! I'd love to see the med chem rationale between the substitution of the amide for the 1,3-thiazole. Btw cymene hydroperoxide bears the peroxide moiety at the tertiary alkyl carbon rather than the aromatic one. The benzylic C-H bond is much more susceptible to HAT than aryl C-H, since the resulting radical is delocalized into the ring whereas the aryl radical would not because the lone electron is located in a sp2 orbital which is orthogonal to the delocalized p orbitals.

  • @chanheosican6636
    @chanheosican663625 күн бұрын

    Neat that you are making that.

  • @lucidchem
    @lucidchem25 күн бұрын

    great video, didn’t know about the compound! that column tho

  • @yakui_ua
    @yakui_ua4 күн бұрын

    Great work! Im first time at your channel and im your fan!

  • @omnirath
    @omnirath25 күн бұрын

    I feel like a caveman growing different strains of ephedra plants when I see that lmao

  • @mrslinkydragon9910

    @mrslinkydragon9910

    25 күн бұрын

    Fun fact, Ephedra are conifers (gymnosperms)

  • @JohnWilliams-vy2gw

    @JohnWilliams-vy2gw

    23 күн бұрын

    You're a gym no sperm.

  • @chanheosican6636
    @chanheosican663625 күн бұрын

    I tried the patented Concerta which had undesirable effects. For my ADHD I prefer coffee. It helps me focus more. I usually have instant coffee expresso a few a day.

  • @februalist4686
    @februalist468625 күн бұрын

    love to see more drug syntheses

  • @lukebowers536
    @lukebowers53625 күн бұрын

    awsome syth, i enjoyed watching that,

  • @mcwolfbeast
    @mcwolfbeast22 күн бұрын

    @Chemiolis Hey I'm wondering if you'd consider doing a video about phenazone - one of the earliest analgesics/NSAIDs. Wikipedia is terribly thin on the chemical and it seems like something you might be able to synthesize?

  • @BBO6AIBAN
    @BBO6AIBAN18 күн бұрын

    @Chemiolis there is a caffeine-free drink that tastes exactly like Redbull in the GCC region called Super. The Tutti Frutti flavor

  • @r9341-tss1
    @r9341-tss125 күн бұрын

    Really cool video, love seeing the organic synthesis! Just a side note, instead of having to column the compound 4 times, as its a solid - wouldn't it be possible to recrystallise it in say, MeOH/DCM? or some other polar solvent?

  • @Spencergolde

    @Spencergolde

    25 күн бұрын

    I think chromatography can give more definitive purity, whereas some impurities can co-crystalize during recrystallization. If I needed something to be close to 99% for a reaction, I'd just recrystalize it. But if I'm going to swallow a significant amount of it, I wouldn't want to take chances to see if that last 1% is a newly discovered carcinogen

  • @user-xz8mn6tf2i
    @user-xz8mn6tf2i22 күн бұрын

    Hi there, for now it´s been months scince i started to search for the chemical synthesis of a pheromone called ANDROSTADIENONE from pregnenolone via converting it with aluminium isopropoxide to progesterone and then removing the acetyl group al c17 position but there seem to appear no information about it, and i think nobody has done it before, the other way i thought it could be synthetized is via elimination of alcohol group in testosterone, but ilegal androgens such as testosterone are hard to obtain so you could use DEHYDROPIANDROSTERONE and use a prosses likely similar to the first one I REALLY enjoy your videos and hope you could make a video talking of this??!!

  • @jackmclane1826
    @jackmclane182625 күн бұрын

    Did you do any purification after the first step so that you can give a meaningful yield number? It could just as well be Thiourea and DPMOH

  • @rocketamadeus3730
    @rocketamadeus373014 күн бұрын

    I was on board for the sketchy white powder, but peach Lipton is where I draw the line.

  • @Risu0chan
    @Risu0chan23 күн бұрын

    That sulfoxidation process is wild. I don't even understand what is epoxidated, and how the sulfide turns to sulfoxide.

  • @davidsnow2653

    @davidsnow2653

    14 күн бұрын

    That’s alright mate, don’t feel bad… I honestly don’t understand what you just said here 😂

  • @dyscotopia
    @dyscotopia11 күн бұрын

    I used to have a prescription for modafinil for ADHD and chronic fatigue. As I also suffer anxiety, Ritalin and Dexedrine were a no go for me, but modafinil was relatively smoother

  • @27.minhquangvo76
    @27.minhquangvo7624 күн бұрын

    9:30. I'm not yet into practical, but searching the wiki shows the cumene hydroperoxide as having the peroxide at the bbenzylic position.

  • @Space_Reptile
    @Space_Reptile24 күн бұрын

    Redbull also sells Sodas, like their Redbull Organics line but im not sure they would use CE-123 in that

  • @user-up4wj9vi3w
    @user-up4wj9vi3w24 күн бұрын

    15:13 hits my soul

  • @Chemicator
    @Chemicator25 күн бұрын

    Very interesting. you show the target molecule in a pure enantiomeric form so what about chirality of S atom?

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds858125 күн бұрын

    This could actually be really interesting, just the thought of someone coming up with a new approach to energy drinks/focus drinks. Anything different from the same old copy paste high levels of caffeine mixture nonsense.. It would be really refreshing to see an actual selection of options in this area

  • @christiannorf1680

    @christiannorf1680

    22 күн бұрын

    By today's standards that would be considered a psychostimulant (which it is) and heavily regulated (which is good considering the possible side effects). Not gonna happen

  • @Killuminati23
    @Killuminati2316 күн бұрын

    I love these topics, so many interesting molecules that have been invented but never officially used. For example the ring-restricted PEAs from norbornane-analogues like Fencamfamine over morpholines like Phenmetrazine and more exotic stuff like Aminorex analogues. I wonder why they didn't have the plan for some calcium antagonist, they use taurine as a sedative counterpart to caffeine but something that acts more potently on GABA-B or the calcium channels (like e.g. an Gabapentin, Theanin, Picamilon or GABOB-analogue) would have a much nicer effect, for me the taurine in energy drinks causes a very fatigue-like feeling, almost like feeling painfully exhausted, maybe because taurine can cause hyperalgesia as it blocks opioids. I bet others have the same side effect but can't pinpoint it to the taurine. Btw; it would be very interesting to see simple as it can get DIY methods to make simple esters, amides and similar conversions of easy obtainable molecules like GABA, Theanine, etc.

  • @GIRGHGH
    @GIRGHGH25 күн бұрын

    Short path vacuum distillation my beloved

  • @seilgu
    @seilgu8 күн бұрын

    Can you make Picaridin(Icaridin) the mosquito repellent? I'm wondering how cheap it actually is compared to what we can buy commercially.

  • @seditt5146
    @seditt514625 күн бұрын

    Nice work. I seen the yeild and immediately thought, "Betcha that Fing column ate it" only to have you say a minute later you figured a lot of the yeild was in the other faction. Meh, I have eaten yellower shit before lol. Put it off to the side and rerun it when ya run out is all.

  • @kawaiiintelligenceagency3889
    @kawaiiintelligenceagency388925 күн бұрын

    Is this just your personal lab? Can you do a lab tour maybe? Your lab looks so clean and organized.

  • @thecsslife
    @thecsslife6 күн бұрын

    Looking at 3:13, it should be SN1 mechanism rather than SN2, for three key reasons. 1. Reaction is in aqueous medium (highly polar protic solvent). This stabilises the carbocation intermediate. Solvation shell around Br- disfavours SN2. 2. Phenyl groups are very sterically hindering, making SN2 unlikely. 3. Phenyl groups are excellent at stabilising carbocation intermediate through conjugation.

  • @alessandrogreco1445
    @alessandrogreco144525 күн бұрын

    Can you provide any explenation of cicloexane/toluene solidification process?

  • @jaimeortega4940
    @jaimeortega494025 күн бұрын

    Have to be careful with celite it sometimes contains heavy metals.

  • @MIH0319
    @MIH031925 күн бұрын

    Awesome video! Just as a side note, at 9:30 I think you displayed the cumene hydroperoxide molecule incorrectly. The hydroperoxide group is supposed to attach to the benzylic tertiary carbon instead of a carbon on the benzene ring.

  • @official-obama

    @official-obama

    20 күн бұрын

    that's in the description

  • @sirdeadless
    @sirdeadless25 күн бұрын

    Is there any difference between short-path distillation and using a rotavap?

  • @CaptainCalculus
    @CaptainCalculus20 күн бұрын

    Wow--that desreves a tip!

  • @Spencergolde
    @Spencergolde25 күн бұрын

    So the Sharpless oxidation is really only necessary for enantioselective oxidation, but the racemate made with HP is plenty good enough for most applications. Aside from maybe the Thionylchloride this is a pretty accessible procedure

  • @maestro9765
    @maestro976513 күн бұрын

    Just in time for this to drop, I have to wait so long to get my sleep study it would probably be faster to just build a lab and make this myself instead

  • @grantyman22
    @grantyman2225 күн бұрын

    what kind of micropipette are you using? I've never seen anything like that before

  • @Jackson_Zheng
    @Jackson_Zheng25 күн бұрын

    Maybe try 200mg. That's the typical dose for modafinil I take, so maybe it'll be more effective. If I had the reagents and equipment, I'd definitly try this synthesis myself.

  • @Quinazolineking

    @Quinazolineking

    25 күн бұрын

    It is 6x more potent than modafinil

  • @jimmybautis976
    @jimmybautis97625 күн бұрын

    13:00 Do you have any security measures when working with silica? I I have understood it's quite bad for the lungs.

  • @andersjjensen

    @andersjjensen

    24 күн бұрын

    Silica dust (and dust of all silicates) is problematic. The grain size of column silica is too large for it be air borne under normal conditions.

  • @Unflappable43
    @Unflappable4314 күн бұрын

    I wish I had a friend like you 😊

  • @vancepowers6427
    @vancepowers64272 күн бұрын

    “ and I don’t fucking hate myself” Amen brother

  • @derenjoy3r
    @derenjoy3r25 күн бұрын

    I think you asked for video ideas once, one I'd have that's similar to this would be bromantane

  • @erock.steady
    @erock.steady12 күн бұрын

    oh kay, i wasn't sure, but now that it's done - totally a diy thing :snark:

  • @douro20
    @douro2010 күн бұрын

    How about bupropion? Or are the precursors too expensive?

  • @stevenjean6060
    @stevenjean60608 күн бұрын

    Are files for the printed parts of the chromatography setup available anywhere? Looks amazing!

  • @Aldertonartco
    @Aldertonartco15 күн бұрын

    Oh also, what’s that second addition funnel called? It looks really cool!

  • @S4Kyoto
    @S4Kyoto16 күн бұрын

    Red Bull does sell drinks without caffeine: Red Bull ORGANICS.

  • @c0zn1c
    @c0zn1c17 күн бұрын

    What was dropped in at 7:20 ? The magnetic stirrer?

  • @patmanpatmanson
    @patmanpatmanson18 күн бұрын

    "very achievable synthesis" 😅 Very well of a video, bro!

  • @deanregister9666
    @deanregister966624 күн бұрын

    This is only tangentially related, but I noticed modafinil, while similar in effect to amphetamines, had a cumulative side effect profile- namely, after a week or so of daily use, it caused fatigue and brain fog, as one might experience after night of almost-but-not-quite enough sleep. Food for thought. Chew and swallow, perhaps with c123

  • @rezaalijanianzadeh4202
    @rezaalijanianzadeh420225 күн бұрын

    Very good

  • @FusionDeveloper
    @FusionDeveloper22 күн бұрын

    13:15 separation, i somehow knew this would lead to a big loss, even though I don't understand anything else in this video. I'll have to take your word that working to not have that loss, would have been as much of a pain as you said, since the other 5000 steps you did seemed overwhelming on their own, unless maybe that's what you meant that this whole process is so long and intricate that you just wanted to finish it.

  • @skyethebi
    @skyethebi25 күн бұрын

    9:27 usually when I think of cumene hydroperoxide I think of the intermediate in the cumene process

  • @geekswithfeet9137
    @geekswithfeet913725 күн бұрын

    This actually seems like an awesome compound, the main issue with modafinil is the stupid long half life, this from literature is 9.3 food faster metabolising

  • @maestro9765

    @maestro9765

    13 күн бұрын

    It's just long enough. You're supposed to be awake for 16 hours a day.

  • @geekswithfeet9137

    @geekswithfeet9137

    13 күн бұрын

    @@maestro9765 have you ever had it? It’s drags on so god damn long, I’m not sleeping that night and if I had it that morning. Granted it’s a very metabolism dependent drug but a 2 hour version would be perfect for me, can always take more

  • @CDCI3
    @CDCI325 күн бұрын

    15:09 I felt that.

  • @dukikuki2549
    @dukikuki254925 күн бұрын

    Im pretty sure there is caffeine free red bull, Ill check on monday when stores get opened

  • @ashe1.070

    @ashe1.070

    25 күн бұрын

    No, there's sugar-free Red Bull, but there's not a caffeine free version.

  • @hexagonist23
    @hexagonist2325 күн бұрын

    Can you make a research benzo that's legal in your area? I mean, you made barbiturates, so why not. Always wanted to see a benzo synthesis.

  • @a.belladonna8316

    @a.belladonna8316

    25 күн бұрын

    Do you have trusted supplier?

  • @kushedjesus5709

    @kushedjesus5709

    11 күн бұрын

    There's tons of "legal" research benzos. But most of them are analogues or very similar to prescribable benzos that it really isn't worth it. The main ones being sold online are etizolam, clonazolam, bromazolam, flu-alprazolam, among others. These are just the most common ones I have seen.

  • @jakelancaster5889
    @jakelancaster588922 күн бұрын

    Modafinil precursors are restricted or I'd make myself

  • @andrewferreira1261
    @andrewferreira126110 күн бұрын

    Guy finds patent for niche stimulant and decides to not only make it but to consume it as well. Holy based...

  • @BigPapiLoc
    @BigPapiLoc25 күн бұрын

    So modafinil is a controlled substance but ce-123 isn't? Even considering they do mostly the same thing?

  • @kushedjesus5709

    @kushedjesus5709

    11 күн бұрын

    It could be considered a controlled substance under the analogue act.

  • @Xydail
    @Xydail22 күн бұрын

    Where can I find the likely 3D printed modular chemistry equipment holder? I know it is made with 2020 extrusions.

  • @Chemiolis

    @Chemiolis

    22 күн бұрын

    It’s SmartRack from Better Basics Laborbedarf

  • @TheMono25
    @TheMono2525 күн бұрын

    I have a whole bunch of this Im prescribed it 2x 36mg concerta and 10mg methylphenidate hcl per day

  • @PANTHERA369

    @PANTHERA369

    25 күн бұрын

    That's awesome I want to use modafinil for focusing on video editing and making music

  • @TheMono25

    @TheMono25

    23 күн бұрын

    I have a whole bunch saved up in a little tub It would be nice to know how to extract The chemical

  • @Pootie_Tang
    @Pootie_Tang14 күн бұрын

    I'm pretty sure this ISH can be allowed in a drink only in US, not in Europe. Am I right?

  • @reinhardtburger7108
    @reinhardtburger710825 күн бұрын

    I have a video idea for you, test the concentration of estrogen in tap water. I really think this could be an interesting video.

  • @alexanderbirdwell2752
    @alexanderbirdwell275223 күн бұрын

    does this count as studying for my O-chem exam?

  • @BirnieMac1
    @BirnieMac116 күн бұрын

    It’s worth remembering modafinil and traditional ADHD meds don’t work in the same place Methylphenidate and amphetamines are much less selective than modafinil when it comes to where they act Though in the decade I was a pharmacist I only saw one source with a good MoA for modafinil, though these days we know a lot more about orexin receptor antagonists (and agonists for sleep)

  • @Aldertonartco
    @Aldertonartco15 күн бұрын

    Can I ask why you use short path distillation instead of normal?

  • @Hnkka
    @Hnkka25 күн бұрын

    Chemistry youtubers should collab and do something insane and different experiements together

  • @Chad-Giga.

    @Chad-Giga.

    25 күн бұрын

    Like what?

  • @jbone877

    @jbone877

    25 күн бұрын

    There were whispers of a chem KZreadr content house, some time ago, but I think people decided against it, largely due to the tendency of content houses to encourage perpetual escalation of intensity of content, which is an extremely dangerous prospect when combined with chemistry

  • @aSCrouton
    @aSCrouton22 күн бұрын

    correct me if im wrong, but based on the mechanism of action of this chemical shouldn't individuals who are being treated for depression avoid taking this as it could interfere/cause synergies with depression treatment related drugs?

  • @Quinazolineking

    @Quinazolineking

    22 күн бұрын

    Yes, esp adhd meds

  • @kushedjesus5709

    @kushedjesus5709

    11 күн бұрын

    Idk why you would think that. I'm not watching the whole vid but if it's anything close to actual modafinil, it's completely fine to use with most antidepressants. Just might need to watch for side effects if combined with SNRI's.

  • @MrYellowOffical
    @MrYellowOffical25 күн бұрын

    Can u synth Ritalin next?

  • @joshuabernal7099
    @joshuabernal709917 күн бұрын

    I always did really good in it also

  • @WielkiKaleson
    @WielkiKaleson21 күн бұрын

    Are you sure it is SN2? The carbocation would be stabilised by 2 benzene rings... Anyway, thanks for the video!

  • @Chemiolis

    @Chemiolis

    20 күн бұрын

    I never differentiate between SN1/SN2 (or others) when it is not relevant to the product. Only when it results in notable difference like inversion, other stereochem or shifts, then I would specify. In most cases the difference doesn’t matter and I prefer to keep it all as compact as possible.

  • @WielkiKaleson

    @WielkiKaleson

    20 күн бұрын

    @@Chemiolis Got it!

  • @TroyRubert
    @TroyRubert23 күн бұрын

    Fun fact Provigil is the drug the movie Limitless was based off of.

  • @yeoldebaccyfarm3081
    @yeoldebaccyfarm308125 күн бұрын

    so when is red bull 2.0 dropping

  • @rumblechunk
    @rumblechunk13 күн бұрын

    These compounds are also found in green apples.

  • @danf7411
    @danf741110 күн бұрын

    Make one of the analogs of pyravelone and smoke it on camerq

  • @ecocodex4431
    @ecocodex443125 күн бұрын

    "I am left with some crap" Oh shoot, we getting into the scientific terminology now!

  • @andersjjensen

    @andersjjensen

    24 күн бұрын

    "Some yellow crap containing the product" is well established chemist shorthand for "I have to do every purification method known to man, at least a couple of times each, and I'm starting to think accounting might be a super interesting career path..."

  • @_general_error
    @_general_error12 күн бұрын

    I think it's called "defensive patents" - They invent something, patent it so no one else can make it, and then they don;t make it themselves... no one can, which help keep them in the business. Also they can sue others who do and make money of it anyway.

  • @SetTheCurve
    @SetTheCurve25 күн бұрын

    Now we know where the color of Red Bull comes from

  • @user-le2un1nt7l
    @user-le2un1nt7l25 күн бұрын

    If you have a diphenylmethanol ,do you can synthesis a benadryl?

  • @maestro9765

    @maestro9765

    13 күн бұрын

    Benztropine would be cooler.

  • @maestro9765

    @maestro9765

    13 күн бұрын

    I mean you could probably make it using diphenylmethanol and DMAE, which is a common supplement you can buy and use ether synthesis.

  • @user-le2un1nt7l

    @user-le2un1nt7l

    12 күн бұрын

    @@maestro9765 This is an anti-side effects solution for antipsychotics like Trihexyphenidyl?if yes this is better, because pure holinolitics less harming than antihistamine-holinolitics

  • @user-le2un1nt7l

    @user-le2un1nt7l

    12 күн бұрын

    @@maestro9765This is an anti-side effects solution for antipsychotics like Trihexyphenidyl? if yes this is better, because pure holinolitics less harming than antihistamine-holinolitics

  • @effingdingus
    @effingdingus14 күн бұрын

    How do I get it tho

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