Hi
Anethole distilled from oil of star anise or fennel
Anethole is a propenylbenzene as like isomyristicin or isoapiole
Then, the chemist either could do the epoxide oxidation with formic acid or GAA and 30% H2O2 time labor route
OR
do the Wacker oxidation with palladium chloride expensive route
Then reduce the ketone to yeild PMA or PMMA
***You will not get MDMA ***
PROS & CONS
Pros: swim only sees anethole ---> PMA
As Great Practice
To practice with less regulated anethole first (especially if your a beginner)
Before you use your precious, hard to get safrole
Cons:
PMA and PMMA are more of "an overdose poison" than euphoric recreation
There are better antidepressants out there ...
PMA has been found in tablets touted as MDMA (ecstasy)[9][10][11][12] although its effects are markedly different compared to those of MDMA. The consequences of such deception have often included hospitalization and death for unwitting users. PMA is commonly synthesized from anethole, the flavor compound of anise and fennel, mainly because the starting material for MDMA, safrole, has become less available due to law enforcement action, causing illicit drug manufacturers to use anethole as an alternative.[13]
en.m.wikipedia.org
Nothing but adverse negative effects
Hospital accidents
Overdoses
*We (as in the BB forum community) do not support the synthesis of deadly poisons
Nor the production of any chemical compounds of intentional health hazard*
Thank you