Sciencemadness Discussion Board

gamma-butyrolactone or lactone

trinitrotoluene - 6-1-2003 at 22:21

I was wondering where can you obtain this chemical? If its hard to obtain then dones anyone know how to synthesize it?

Polverone - 6-1-2003 at 22:52

Do you need an unusual solvent... or are you aiming to make GHB? Visit the Hive and see recent posts about making GHB from a readily available amino acid if that's your real goal.

trinitrotoluene - 7-1-2003 at 16:15

Yes I need it as a solvent.

Polverone - 7-1-2003 at 17:08

I've tried looking online and people generally want to sell small amounts at high prices (as a drug precursor) or in huge/unspecified quantities (as industrial chemical). I think you're going to have to use the phone book and try to find a supplier in your area. If you need it as a solvent, maybe you can explain what it's going to be used to dissolve. There might be an easier to find alternative.

Rhadon - 7-1-2003 at 17:18

Well, the GBL probably doesn't need to be that pure then, so I would call a synthesis from pharmaceutical grade GABA a waste...
Unfortunately, it's gettinger harder and harder to get GBL over the counter, also in the USA. Take a look at my "friends'" website for further information.