Alright, for whom it may concern, I got the test all set up this evening. The purpose of this test is to determine if DMT's rate of degradation is more or less rapid when in solution, and if using different household solvents will have any effect on said degradation rate.
60mg recrystallized DMT was weighed out on a recently calibrated electronic precision balance. This sample was weighed into four 15mg piles. The 15mg samples were placed into four sterilized, amber-colored, 8ml (2 dram) glass vials.
8ml 99% isopropyl alcohol was measured in a syringe and added to the first vial. 8ml 95% ethanol (Everclear grain alcohol) was measured in a syringe and added to the second vial. 8ml industrial-grade petroleum ether (Klean Strip VM&P Naphtha) was added to the third vial. The fourth vial will be used as a control. No solvent was added to the DMT crystals in the fourth vial.* The vials were sealed, labeled, and dated.
*For the control sample, a smaller vial was used (2ml). This was the only other amber-colored glass vial on hand. I do not see any reason this would affect the results of the experiment, but I feel that it is worth noting. There is a chance that this will actually improve the accuracy of the test because there is less empty space in the control vial, and therefore less oxygen trapped inside. There is little to no empty space in the other three vials.
These four vials will now be stored at room temperature (approximately 60°-70°F), away from excess light. In one year, 1/2 the volume of each solution will be evaporated, and the resulting solids will be assessed to determine how much, if any, DMT n-oxide is present. The second half of the solutions will be stored for an additional year before being evaporated and assessed as well.
As far as the assessment at the end of the year goes, my plan thus far is to evaporate the solutions in separate containers and then try to dissolve the resulting substances in ACS-grade petroleum ether. From my understanding, if some or all of a sample does not dissolve in petroleum ether, it can be assumed beyond a reasonable doubt that the sample has degraded into DMT n-oxide. If a portion of one sample will not dissolve, it will be removed from the petroleum ether, dried, and weighed.
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