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Old 2008-08-22, 17:48
Mellow_Fellow Mellow_Fellow is offline
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Default Converting GBL to GHB

Hi guys,

Well, GBL is going to be made a class C drug in the U.K soon I believe, and seeing as the only reason most people buy GBL (myself included) is as a legal prodrug of GHB, i'm just wondering how hard it would be to convert. I have about 100ml of GBL at the moment, which I would like to convert. I believe that works out as 160g of GHB or so...? Confused

The reasons I want to do this are mainly because GBL is not very nice, to say the least, and most people prefer GHB, due to how GBL is converted over a period of time to GHB in the body. This I have found means a hard come up, and difficulty in redosing, as it's potentially more risky as the stuff can still be converting (especially if you have a fully stomach).

Anyyyyyway. I have no proper chemical equipment, but I have friends who have fairly basic stuff they could lend me, or I could buy. I just want to know the basic steps for a conversion, and what materials I would require. If it's beyond my (very limited) chemical knowledge, or budget, then I doubt I will attempt it...

Either way, thanks very much in advance for any help you could offer. Sorry for being rather clueless on the matter... :)
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Old 2008-08-23, 00:28
stateofhack stateofhack is offline
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Default Re: Converting GBL to GHB

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Originally Posted by Mellow_Fellow
Hi guys,

Well, GBL is going to be made a class C drug in the U.K soon I believe, and seeing as the only reason most people buy GBL (myself included) is as a legal prodrug of GHB, i'm just wondering how hard it would be to convert. I have about 100ml of GBL at the moment, which I would like to convert. I believe that works out as 160g of GHB or so...? Confused

The reasons I want to do this are mainly because GBL is not very nice, to say the least, and most people prefer GHB, due to how GBL is converted over a period of time to GHB in the body. This I have found means a hard come up, and difficulty in redosing, as it's potentially more risky as the stuff can still be converting (especially if you have a fully stomach).

Anyyyyyway. I have no proper chemical equipment, but I have friends who have fairly basic stuff they could lend me, or I could buy. I just want to know the basic steps for a conversion, and what materials I would require. If it's beyond my (very limited) chemical knowledge, or budget, then I doubt I will attempt it...

Either way, thanks very much in advance for any help you could offer. Sorry for being rather clueless on the matter... :)


Hello and welcome. I would tell you to GTFO, but its a nice day Cool so do the following:

-If you can get 99.99% NaOH use that to convert it
-Otherwise use sodium bicarbonate (cheaper and easier to find for most)

http://www.erowid.org/archive/rhodium/chemistry/ghb.html

Look at the the link above, specifically at "Preparation of Sodium GHB using Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda, NaHCO3)"

Let me know if you need anymore help :)
 
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