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I believe this was written by Patrick Arnold for a Dirty Dieting newsletter.
Opinions?
Materials needed--
Androstenedione (powder)
Methanol
Sodium Borohydride
Acetic Acid
Distilled Water
Litmus Paper
Thermometer
Also:
Beaker or glass container for the reaction, a pot for salt ice water bath, a spoon, fliter, an eyedropper (1 to 2cc).
Procedure--
10 grams of Androstenedione is dissolved in 400ml methanol and cooled to 32 degrees Fahrenheit in a salt/ice bath (like making ice cream)
2.5g sodium borohydride is added while the solution is stirred.
Stir for 45 minutes while the temp is 32 degrees.
After 45 minutes, acetic acid is added, while stirring, in increments of 2ml at a time (hydrogen gas will evolve)
After each addition, the pH of the solution should be checked.
When the pH begins to turn acidic on the litmus paper, then stop.
Concentrate methanol solution to 50ml by evaporation.
Mix with 700ml distilled water.
Filter off the cloudy precipitate.
Wash filter cake with water several times.
Air or oven dry at a temp of no more that 150 degrees.
Final product will be 80% test, with the rest being unreacted andro and a mix of 3-alpha, 17-beta, and 3-beta, 17-beta androstendiols. All of which are also anabolic.
Opinions?
Materials needed--
Androstenedione (powder)
Methanol
Sodium Borohydride
Acetic Acid
Distilled Water
Litmus Paper
Thermometer
Also:
Beaker or glass container for the reaction, a pot for salt ice water bath, a spoon, fliter, an eyedropper (1 to 2cc).
Procedure--
10 grams of Androstenedione is dissolved in 400ml methanol and cooled to 32 degrees Fahrenheit in a salt/ice bath (like making ice cream)
2.5g sodium borohydride is added while the solution is stirred.
Stir for 45 minutes while the temp is 32 degrees.
After 45 minutes, acetic acid is added, while stirring, in increments of 2ml at a time (hydrogen gas will evolve)
After each addition, the pH of the solution should be checked.
When the pH begins to turn acidic on the litmus paper, then stop.
Concentrate methanol solution to 50ml by evaporation.
Mix with 700ml distilled water.
Filter off the cloudy precipitate.
Wash filter cake with water several times.
Air or oven dry at a temp of no more that 150 degrees.
Final product will be 80% test, with the rest being unreacted andro and a mix of 3-alpha, 17-beta, and 3-beta, 17-beta androstendiols. All of which are also anabolic.
