Methanol → Lycopene

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203.0 g of 3,7,11-trimethyldodeca-2,4,6,10-tetraen-1-yl-triphenylphosphonium chloride salt solution (purity 58.4%, E isomer/Z isomer ratio=3.4:1) and 14.4 g of 2,7-dimethyl-2,4,6-octatriene-1,8-dial were added into 55 ml of methanol. After 316 m; of an ethyl acetate/n-heptane (w/w=1:1) solvent mixture were added, the solution mixture was heated to 30° C. Then 470.0 g of a potassium carbonate solution by dissolving 170.0 g of potassium carbonate powder in 300 g of water were added dropwise. The solution mixture was heated to 60° C. and stirred for 3 hours. Thereafter, the temperature of the solution mixture was raised to 100° C. to remove as much organic solvents as possible, then cooled to 80° C. and stirred for 16 hours. 95.9 g of lycopene wet cake were obtained by filtration. Acetone and water were added to the wet cake separately for washing and rinsing treatments. After filtration and drying, 24.6 g of synthetic lycopene crystal were obtained. HPLC analysis revealed the lycopene crystal contained 75.7% of all-E-lycopene, 19.2% of 5Z-lycopene and 3.1% of other Z-isomers. UV assay of the lycopene=99.0%.

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