Cannabidiol → Tetrahydrocannabinol

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Reaction Steps

To a solution of cannabidiol (500 mg) in dichloromethane (8.75 mL) at 20° C., was added a solution of an organoaluminum-based Lewis acid catalyst in dichloromethane (1.0 mL) over five minutes and the reaction mixtures stirred under nitrogen and monitored by HPLC. Table 1 below shows the relative HPLC quantitation of the different product compounds in area percent at the time specified, using different organoaluminum-based Lewis acid catalysts.

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