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Crackback Chirality Indicator in Australia
« on: December 22, 2024, 10:36:18 AM »
After staring into bowls and some help from AI (Amphetamine Information 🤣), and for fucken years, I can confidently conclude that, cuts aside, that:

In Australia, the direction of the "crackback" curling is indicative of the chirality of the methylamphetamine (its stereochemistry, specifically whether it is the d- or l- enantiomer), here's a potential reinterpretation:

PROVIDED: IT IS BALANCED in the bowl AND HEATED BDC or Bottom Dead Center.

1. Chirality and Crystal Formation: The chirality of a compound can influence how it crystallizes due to the spatial arrangement of its molecules. d-Methylamphetamine (dextro-methamphetamine) and l-Methylamphetamine (levo-methamphetamine) have different physical and chemical properties, including how their crystals grow and align during recrystallization.

2. Directional Curling as Chirality Indicator:

If the crackback curls predominantly west, it might suggest that the substance has a higher proportion of one enantiomer (e.g., d-methylamphetamine) or ("right", as in R>L decay spin) Sinister (+)-.

If the crackback curls predominantly east, it could indicate the other enantiomer (e.g., l-methylamphetamine) or Rectus (-)- or "left", as in Left to Right, decay/spinning spiralling trajectory.

A both-directional pattern that curls both directions or moves 90° upwards or Northerl, might suggest a racemic mixture, where both enantiomers are present in roughly equal amounts.

Such a rational isn't very stimulating but the sense of balance, however that translates for you, is a fabulous compromise.

* Ideally, one would rotate blended salts from 100%~:~30% Dexro vs Laevo, depending on the application, be it Dancing all night, Brainstorming or Articulating that etc.

3. Underlying Mechanism:

The chirality of a molecule affects how it interacts with polarized light and how molecules pack together during crystallization.

This packing could, in theory, create anisotropic (direction-dependent) recrystallization patterns that manifest as the observed curling in specific directions.

Caveats:

While this interpretation is plausible in theory, it is speculative without controlled scientific experiments.

Crackback patterns are influenced by many factors—heat distribution, purity, solvent residues, and even the container's shape.

To confirm a connection to chirality, you would need to:

Use enantiomerically pure samples of d- and l-methylamphetamine.

Compare their crackback behaviors under identical heating conditions.

For reliable determination of chirality, techniques like polarimetry, NMR spectroscopy, or chromatography (e.g., chiral HPLC) are the standard approaches.

« Last Edit: December 23, 2024, 02:19:30 PM by Chip »
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