beta-Maltose → Menthol

Reaction equation

[CH3:1][C@H:2]1[CH2:7][C@@H:6]([OH:8])[C@H:5]([CH:9]([CH3:11])[CH3:10])[CH2:4][CH2:3]1.C(O)[C@H]1O[C@H](O[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)O[C@@H]2CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O>C(O)C>[CH:2]1([CH3:1])[CH2:3][CH2:4][CH:5]([CH:9]([CH3:10])[CH3:11])[CH:6]([OH:8])[CH2:7]1

Participants

Procedure

Two-hundred and sixteen parts of L-menthol and 43.2 parts of eucalyptus oil were dissolved in 100 parts of ethyl alcohol, and the resultant solution was added with 800 parts of an anhydrous maltose obtained by the method in Example for Reference 3. The resultant was granulated by spraying thereto 105 parts of a peppermint liquor, moisture content of about 50%, with stirring.