Green Oxidation of Menthol Enantiomers and Analysis by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy by: Rita L. Wheeler A green oxidation of (-)-menthol to (-)-menthone was achieved through use of calcium hypochlorite. While many oxidation reagents are detrimental to the environment or expensive to acquire, calcium hypochlorite is cheap, produces little waste and facilitates a good yield of product. IR, CD, and NMR spectroscopic methods were used to confirm the identity and purity of the product. The final percent yield for the reaction […]
