This seemed straightforward, and it was, more or less.
I converted 1gm of DMT freebase into its fumarate, using the required acetone and fumaric acid.
The DMT fumarate precipitated nicely - beautiful white needle crystals appeared!
I left it overnight to evaporate in a dry, dark location.
While Hoping to see crystals, I was not surprised the next day when there was a puddle of clear gel in the pyrex dish.
I know now that patience is a must in chemistry, and left the dish to dry a while.
Quite a while actually. I forgot about it!
Checking on it a month+ later, I noticed it had indeed crystallized into yellow shards.
I chopped the shards into smaller pieces for storage, but I think it was a success.
Of course they must be sampled to know for certain...
The yield was 1gm, due to some of the material not crystallizing.
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