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Offline Blaze01

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Synthesis of isopulegol
« on: April 20, 2020, 06:19:11 AM »
Can isopulegol be synthesized from benzene?

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Re: Synthesis of isopulegol
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2020, 06:36:16 AM »
I think you can. And what do you think about it?
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Re: Synthesis of isopulegol
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2020, 07:03:01 AM »
Through Friedel-Crafts alkylation? I'm not sure

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Re: Synthesis of isopulegol
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2020, 07:26:53 AM »
You need to sketch your crazy synthesis proposal. Then our young and talented chemists from this Forum will help you improve this synthesis.
And besides, it's worth reading the Forum Rules.
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Re: Synthesis of isopulegol
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2020, 04:47:11 AM »
Is benzene imposed? Many terpenoids seem better starting materials - provided that synthesizing isopulegol is cheaper than isolating it from plants.

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