Clandestine routes to WIN-35428 aka beta-CFT aka synthetic cocaine

[erstwhile]

Apologies if this is the wrong board. It has come to my attention that this is the compound often used in studies in which a cocaine-like substance is to be used, with the big upside of being longer lasting (8 hours) and non-cardiotoxic. Does anyone here have knowledge on how to make this compound, be it practical or theoretical?

 

[Frit Buchner]

Sure you can read the patent and the precursor is 2-methoxy-3-tropinone, which is for sale in the vendor section here. It's 3:30 am here, but if you don't find it I'll link it tomorrow. Matter of fact, in the digital library here is " cocaine analogs "-Signe or close to that name fir author. It'san amazing reference. It breafly describes it.

 

[41Dxflatline]

Here's a paper describing a synthesis