what of the concerns over incomplete separation? is there any truth to this? also with synovex at $80, i think i can get 20g of test from 4ad for less. the nice thing about the reaction is that it is simple and 100% specific and goes to completion and the reagents are cheap: manganese dioxide in metnanol if i remember. i can get that stuff for free so my cost is the 4ad which is $0.80/g and the procedure should be shorter than the extraction. even if one only gets a 95% reaction if they mess up, the rest is 4ad so no worries. basically i'm trying to workout whether or not this would be cost effective for someone who would have to buy the materials, but from preliminary guesstimates it looks good.
cheers, pete