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the production of thymoquinone from thymol and carvacrol

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Table 7.8. Oxidation <strong>of</strong> <strong>carvacrol</strong> by Cr (salpn)- NaY catalyst under different reaction<br />

catalyst<br />

amount (g)<br />

conditions a<br />

effect <strong>of</strong> catalyst weight<br />

temperature<br />

( o C)<br />

<strong>carvacrol</strong> / (%30)H2O2<br />

molar ratio<br />

Conversion b<br />

(%)<br />

TQ yield b<br />

0.05 50 2 7.4 7.4<br />

0.13 50 2 18.0 16.0<br />

0.2 50 2 21.6 20.7<br />

effect <strong>of</strong> temperature<br />

0.13 25 2 no conversion -<br />

0.13 40 2 6.2 6.2<br />

0.13 50 2 18.0 16.0<br />

0.13 60 2 19.2 15.0<br />

effect <strong>of</strong> H2O2 amount<br />

0.13 50 3 3.7 3.7<br />

0.13 50 2 18.0 16.0<br />

0.13 50 1 27.0 23.0<br />

a Reaction conditions: Acetonitrile as solvent, 5 hours reaction time, Cr (salpn)-NaY<br />

catalyst was used<br />

b Conversion, yield were determined by HPLC. Conversion <strong>of</strong> reactant can be calculated<br />

(reactant) in − (reactant) out<br />

as x100<br />

, Yield for a specific product can be calculated as<br />

(reactant)<br />

product<br />

(reactant) in<br />

x<br />

100<br />

in<br />

(%)<br />

63

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