Monoterpenoids - VI: On the optical purity of (+)-car-3-ene from pinus roxburghi, and the source of racemization of (-)-menthol derived therefrom

Misra, A. N. ; Soman, R. ; Sukh Dev, (1988) Monoterpenoids - VI: On the optical purity of (+)-car-3-ene from pinus roxburghi, and the source of racemization of (-)-menthol derived therefrom Tetrahedron, 44 (22). pp. 6941-6946. ISSN 0040-4020

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Abstract

It is shown that (+)-car-3-ene occurring in the oleoresin from pinus roxburghii is optically pure. It is also demonstrated that in the production of (-)-menthol from (+)-car-3-ene by the MRC process, partial racemization of (-)-menthol has its origin at the stage of (+)-isoterpinolene.

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