Benzoyl chloride → (-)-Menthyl benzoate

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A solution of 1-menthol (1 gram) in benzoyl chloride (1 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 72 hours. This solution yielded menthyl benzoate of 89.5% purity. Further purification of this product through column chromatography resulted to increase in purity level to at least 98.8%. This fraction yielded colourless crystals and confirmed for purity by 1HNMR, 13CNMR, IR and Mass spectra.

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