Abstract: Mixtures containing 1,8-cineole are treated with hydroquinone to complex with and precipitate the 1,8-cineole. The complex in a crystalline form is separated from the mixture and dissociated to give 1,8-cineole which may be isolated in high-purity form by filtration or distillation.
Abstract: A method of producing synthetic brevicomin by direct distillation and a method of using the same in interfering with normal propagation of Dendroctonus beetles.
Abstract: The preparation of racemic 1R, 4R, 5R-5-(4', 8'-dimethyl-5'-hydroxy-7'-nonenyl)-5-methyl-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]-octane-1-a cetic acid is described. The cycloheptane compounds are active uteroevacuant agents.
Abstract: A method of separating 1,4 cineole from a mixture containing 1,4 and 1,8 cineoles wherein the mixture is contacted with a zeolite having a constraint index of from 0.2 to 12 and having port sizes of approximately 6.7-7.0 angstroms. This causes the 1,4 cineole to be sorbed into the zeolite while the 1,8 cineole is excluded. The zeolite is then separated from the 1,8 cineole so that the 1,4 cineole may be desorbed from the zeolite. This desorbtion may be accomplished by heating the zeolite to a temperature above the boiling point of the cineole or by liquid phase displacement.