Hi,
I am a chemical pharmacologist of Barcelona. My research is about neurotoxicity of amphetamine derivatives.
I have to synthesize a pure enantiomer of an amphetamine derivative (R (-) MDMA), which has no psychoactive activity. However it is important to study its involvement in some neurotoxic lesions. To isolate it from the (+/-) MDMA it must be derivatized with 1(9-fluorenyl)ethyl need chloroformate solution but this reagent is very expensive. In sigma Aldrich the cost is 793 € for 10 ml and I need about 30-40 ml. Anyone have any idea if I can use any similar reagent more affordable? or how do I get the reagent at a reasonable price?
Thank you