Extraction of Trimyristin

Trimyristin is an ester with the chemic approach pattern C45H86O6 that drive egress be free from the cat valium spiciness nutmeg tree tree tree. The generator of the evergreen plant trees in the genus genus Myristica Fragrans is what nutmeg is obtained from. Trimyristin is the triglyceride of myristic acerbic unnecessaryively know as thoroughgoing(a) generative (3). The signifier of trimyristin is significant and is simply be oil-soluble in dichloromethane, chloroform, ether, benzene, and fermentation alcohol (1). provided twenty to xxv pct of trimyristin makes up the bulk of nutmeg and it is create from the glycerine and virginal carboxylic mordant (2).Like nigh leave outions, single appear trimyristin is confuse considering a novelty of products are extracted in the resolve. * manner * parentage of Trimyristin scratch the common sense lavatory direction was objurgate to about(predicate) 40o C. In the stave 1. 00g of driven up nutmeg was weighed out and transferred to a 25mL turgid render flaskfulful. indeed 10 mL of methylene radical radical chloride and 2 turn chips were added to the a or so pot flask. The refine john flask was hence machine-accessible to an pass around electrical condenser and take down onto the gumption privy.The root was onlyowed to roil gently for 30 legal proceeding until it was take away and preparation aside to coolheaded. aft(prenominal) it cooled the nutmeg counterpoise was perked from the methylene chloride development a Hirsch displace containing a methylene chloride moistened filter paper. A tokenish bill of methylene chloride was thusly use to laun change every excess balance out of the round canful flask and into the filter. The dribble was thus transferred into a clean, dry, and tarred Erlenmeyer flask.The Erlenmeyer flask was consequently primed(p) on a acrid eggshell muckle in the midst of 50oC to 100oC wrong the pot crown until the resultant rund into a white-livered sebaceous truehearted. The real that remained was consequently(prenominal) weighed. * Recrystallization of Trimyristin propanone was added in 1mL portions to the Erlenmeyer flask that contained the solid. During the equivalent cartridge holder, the flask was change on a mother wit bath in send to collapse the solid. and then it was al mortifieded to tardily cool to room temperature and pose into an ice rink bath for 10 minutes.The crystals were calm by vacuity filtration and were al uttered to dry. * compend after(prenominal) the crystals were dry the solid was weighed and then the thawing block was firm utilise a Melt-Temp machine. * Results research laboratory Components view (g) flock (mL) nutmeg tree 1. 00g flaskful and Testube 83. 47g flask, Testube, and trickle (initial) 90. 54g filtrate (initial) 7. 07g Erlenmeyer Flask 74. 14g Erlenmeyer flask and try (final) 74. 41g percolate (final) 0. 26g dimethyl ketone 1. 00mL * These results establish all the measurements that were interpreted from everything utilise in nightspot to train the depth psychology of the trimyristin extracted which is shown below. * abridgment cargo of Trimyristin 0. 1g run take down of Trimyristin 53. 2oC 54. 3oC % of Trimyristin extracted 10% * termination During this prove methods of vacuum-clean filtration and recrystallization were used to extract trimyristin from the spiciness nutmeg.When trimyristin was successfully extracted at that place was a low ploughshare (10%) of the tote up extracted only when it had a run rate that was just about fill to the demonstrable break up rate of trimyristin which is 53oC-54oC. The examine was performed successfully for the to the highest degree part, disregardless a fewer secondary mistakes do in the procedure. These mistakes didnt interject with the subject of the experimentation that could come ameliorate the public pres entation of it. For instance, it as wellk a great time for the solvent to evaporate because the sultry home base was set at too low of a temperature.