Editing Dimethyltryptamine (section)

===Clandestine manufacture===
[[File:Dmt1234.jpg|right|thumb|DMT during various stages of purification]]

In a clandestine setting, DMT is not typically synthesized due to the lack of availability of the starting materials, namely [[tryptamine]] and [[oxalyl chloride]]. Instead, it is more often extracted from plant sources using a nonpolar hydrocarbon solvent such as [[naphtha]] or [[heptane]], and a [[Base (chemistry)|base]] such as [[sodium hydroxide]].{{cn | date = June 2023}}

Alternatively, an [[acid–base extraction]] is sometimes used instead.

A variety of plants contain DMT at sufficient levels for being viable sources,<ref name="CarbonaroGatch2016" /> but specific plants such as ''[[Mimosa tenuiflora]], [[Acacia acuminata]]'' and ''[[Acacia confusa]]'' are most often used.

The chemicals involved in the extraction are commonly available. The plant material may be illegal to procure in some countries. The end product (DMT) is illegal in most countries.