Has anyone tried using lime and toluene for a TA extract of V africana root bark? Would the Voacangine molecule come across in abundance this way? I was told the Dr Jenks method took someone around 15 days to fully complete. I'd like to focus on the TA extraction at this time, specifically STB using lime, as well as the Voacangine enrichment.
There's also a step that uses diethyl ether, and I was considering THF because it's safer and potentially easier to acquire at a hardware store. I imagine recrystalizing the enriched Voacangine could separate the BHT. Anything to avoid having to distill something.
STB feels like a way to possibly cut losses, and save time in the process. Some guidance may be wise, even if experimentation must be done to find out. I'd like to learn from people who have tried or considered STB TA extraction and or Voacangine enrichment with this plant.
Food grade would be another great parallel alternative here.
I imaging the process would be similar to STB on iboga, though here the main alkaloid (of 10?) would be Voacangine which may require a particular pH to get to the toluene or Limonine.
There's also a step that uses diethyl ether, and I was considering THF because it's safer and potentially easier to acquire at a hardware store. I imagine recrystalizing the enriched Voacangine could separate the BHT. Anything to avoid having to distill something.
STB feels like a way to possibly cut losses, and save time in the process. Some guidance may be wise, even if experimentation must be done to find out. I'd like to learn from people who have tried or considered STB TA extraction and or Voacangine enrichment with this plant.
Food grade would be another great parallel alternative here.
I imaging the process would be similar to STB on iboga, though here the main alkaloid (of 10?) would be Voacangine which may require a particular pH to get to the toluene or Limonine.