Ethanol → (-)-Menthol

HRID 259388

Reaction equation

HRID 259388 reaction equation
C(O)C.[CH:4]1([CH3:14])[CH2:9][CH2:8][CH:7]([CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[CH:6]([OH:13])[CH2:5]1>O>[CH3:14][C@H:4]1[CH2:5][C@@H:6]([OH:13])[C@H:7]([CH:10]([CH3:12])[CH3:11])[CH2:8][CH2:9]1

Participants

4

Reactant 2

HCID 702EthanolHCID 1254Menthol

Product 1

HCID 16666(-)-MentholYield 0.1%

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1

HCID 962WaterSolvent3×

Procedure

A 0.1% 1-menthol solution is prepared by mixing 30 g of ethyl alcohol, 1.2 g of a surface active agent, 145.65 g of distilled water and 0.15 g of menthol. The mixed solution is diluted twice with distilled water to prepare a control solution. A separate test solution is prepared by dissolving 0.15 g of menthyl glucoside in 100 g of distilled water.

Workup

  1. customto prepare a control solution
  2. customA separate test solution is prepared

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-53b40ee384254752b577c5fc70338522
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1977_07
Patent number
US04038270

Linked notes

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