So I was curious about a few things mostly concerning dmt n-oxide. There's not much out there that I could find about it and was curious if anyone had some chemistry knowledge that would help.
tek stats: stb tek was used. used mhrb, powdered. lye. vm&p naptha.
So, an extraction was being done. it has been done numerous times before. someone using a hot water bath and a fan simultaneously, as it neared drying he realized that his entire yield had turned to n-oxide. oh boy. Or atleast what was thought to be n-oxide, and if y'all could answer some questions id love to know the answers.

I hear n-oxide isn't soluble in naptha and is in water. But when the yeild was attempted to be collected it didn't ever "absorb" into the water. It stayed looking like oil blobs in water that floated. When naptha was added to see if it would absorb in that it seemed to absorb almost all of it. What didn't absorb into the naptha is what was scrubbed off the side of the pan with water in the pan. That was done because the naptha wasn't absorbing it. It was like the supposed n-oxide was soluble in water but not miscable in water, if you understand what I'm saying.
So the yellow naptha and the clear water were then combined in a large jar. They were vigorously shaken and let settle multiple times. Eventually all of the yellow stayed in the naptha. A sufficient amount of HCl was added to acidify the water in the jar. It was vigorously shook and let settle a few more times. The naptha was then siphoned off and dried to ensure there was no dmt left in it(currently in the process).
Now for the questions. Haha.
1st. Does the yellow goo discribed sound like n-oxide?
2nd. What color would the water be if n-oxide was in it?
3rd. Were proper steps taken to ensure that ALL the dmt of all forms are in the water?
4th. Does dmt n-oxide freebase turn into dmt n-oxide hcl when in a hcl aqueous solution?
5th. All that would need to be done is add zinc, agitate, basify, and pull with a solvent(and maybe strain, ive never used the zinc before) to form incredibly pure crystals. right?
6th. If dmt n-oxide actually is water soluble then wouldnt that be a great way to defat without using any acids?
7th. Is the acidified water an okay way to store the dmt n-oxide/dmt hcl until zinc is added in a week or so?
sorry if it seems like alot. im not new to extracting, as one could probably tell, i would just like to double check the method used as it is one that was improvised. thank you so much.

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