So seems that cbd-a is in swing price wise it s been dropping rumor has it price in usa is around 1k per kg
Yet demand is rising
So I assume folks are converting to thc-a yet it s silent on the forum about the subject
Can it be done sure!
But who is doing it and with Wich reagents are you doing it ?
Seems like everybody is holding their cards close to the chest again
But who knows that by storing the pot we can share some info
Personaly I find boron /amine/ 3% acetone nitril on dcm the best reagent combo on dcm as solvent
But who s got different synthesis ?
Who noticed the different morphology on crystelization ? On Wich solvent ?
So who s talking other than me myself and I about the isomerization of cbd-a 
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Shouldn’t various blends of d9-thca with d8 and iso-thcas be expected ? Do the other crystallize as well? Do they co-crystallize or separate ? 
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Good question
For now it seems that boron gives almost the same numbers as if you where converting cbd so in this assumption the iso thc content is around 6%
At the same time most labs will read t-a 9 and t-a 8 as thc-a 9
So to know exactly labs need to get standerds if available
But on decarbing your crystals and reading them the 8 seems within 4-10%
So that’s reasonable in my opinion
Althou several members claim alcl2 a reagent option I have had no luck with it sinds it decarb almost completely in the process and yields are horrible 1-3%
But maybe someone can shed some light on the path that does get decent yield with this reagent
As for Triisobutyl aluminium I am also disappointed in the yields since 30-40%
Is the highest I have achieved and crystelization becomes an isseu
Althou salting (additional steps) can be preformed
So CSA (camphor sulfonic acid )
Has possibility’s as decent althou it seems to be a timing game again Wich is hard to keep steady numbers with
So let’s hear it who is playing with Wich route 
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Sadly, i haven’t had time to do work ups on this. Im here to learn.
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I think they are all getting it from material that is nearly free. There is so much garbage3 in the united states now that there isn’t as much enforcement destroying it. Why pay $1/g for starting material when you can pay $0.6 to buy and extract trim?
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Because why make life easy ?
Guess I am a lab masochist 
And this is treuly hemp derived
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Better living through chemistry…
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Do we know/understand the mechanism for which ALCL2 causes the decarb?
Just a guess but maybe enol intermediate stabilization lowering the energy needed for the transition
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Has anyone run AlCL2/3 at temps well below the SOPs?
I have ran it at -78C Wich is near impossible to keep cbd or cbd-a liquified
-30 is still doable
But as I said other members claim high yields so maybe they chime in
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