What do you mean ? 10L MDP2P batches are no problem with thick alu foil and 10 grams mercury chloride per liter MDP2P and little excess methanol. Reaction takes about 4-5 hours and it boils itself slowly, you can even put plastic drum lid on it no stress.
Then hexane extraction and brine wash as usual.
You think there will come explosion with P2NP ? If you think it's really that violent I can use less foil and once the boiling tempreture is reached simply add foil till all is consumed what should be added. But still I find it stunning why we need to use so much glacial acetic acid. Looking at the 'strenght' of for example sulfuric acid, wouldn't that be a better alternative ? As I have read HCL could also be used so why would not be sulfuric acid ?
Do you put a certain stoichemitry, or do you put the post-reaction mixture at a certain pH, before you add the mercury/foil ?
I know a friend of mine used ammonia chloride for MDA synthese I think was also Al/Hg, perhaps is that also a possiblity here ?
Sorry for my little problematic English.