Stable peppermint oil having reduced pulegone content and method of producing the same
US4861616A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11B9/022
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Crystal-clear peppermint oil maintaining its noble character and having a reduced pulegone content, enhanced menthone and menthol content, and improved stability against menthofuran oxidation breakdown is produced by a stereospecific method of reduction by hydrogenation of pulegone in situ using a saturated aqueous solution of sodium sulfite in the presence of glacial acetic acid at approximately neutral pH.
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