Menthol-based Eutectic Mixtures: Hydrophobic Low Viscosity Solvents
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro · Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Abstract
Inspired by one of the major problems in the pharmaceutical industry, we advantageously used the formation of eutectic mixtures to synthesize new solvents. The aim of this work is to identify low viscosity, cheap, biodegradable and hydrophobic eutectic solvents from natural resources. Consequently, novel eutectic mixtures based on dl-menthol and naturally occurring acids, namely pyruvic acid, acetic acid, l-lactic acid, and lauric acid, were synthesized and are here reported for the first time. The obtained dl-menthol-based eutectic mixtures were analyzed using NMR and FTIR spectroscopy in order to check their structures and purities and to confirm the interaction of the two compounds leading to the eutectic…
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5Topics & keywords
- Eutectic system
- Chemistry
- Menthol
- Solvent
- Chemical engineering
- Deep eutectic solvent
- Organic chemistry
- Viscosity