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===Extraction=== | ===Extraction=== | ||
====Dried mint leaves==== | ====Dried mint leaves==== | ||
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# Steam distill dried miont leaves | # Steam distill dried miont leaves | ||
# | # Extract with [[dichloromethane]] | ||
# Recrystallize from [[propanone]] | # Recrystallize from [[propanone]] | ||
Revision as of 19:35, 19 March 2025
Uses
Justification Questioned
Other
Tertiary alcohol, cf. sodium production
Natural occurrence
All plants in the mentha (mint) group produce menthol, stored mostly in the leaves, even dried.
Hazards
Character
Production
Extraction
Extraction
Dried mint leaves
- Steam distill dried miont leaves
- Extract with dichloromethane
- Recrystallize from propanone
Testing
Purification
recrystallize from propanone or dichloromethane