A vacuum distillation setup is prepared. Methanol, DCM, water and other low boiling substances are distilled off at 130 °C firstly. Then, a heater is set at 165 °C, little drops of MDMA oil are condensated and seen around 140-145 °C; at 160-165 °C (20-18 mbar) MDMA oil is distilled intensively. The clean MDMA free base distillation yield is ~ 1.0 L.
A membrane vacuum aspirator is sufficient to distill off water, methanol and other low boiling substances from the reaction mixture. A decent vacuum pump is recommended to distill MDMA free base.
This step can i use rotaryevaporator?