@article{wjce20231123,
author={{Hossain, Taqarrub and Spencer, Danielle and Denton, Richard W.},
title={Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Trimyristin from Nutmeg using Ethanol: A Greener Approach for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory},
journal={World Journal of Chemical Education},
volume={11},
number={2},
pages={17--20},
year={2023},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/wjce/11/2/3},
issn={2375-1657},
abstract={The extraction of trimyristin from nutmeg, a species of the genus <i>Myristica</i> <i>fragrans</i><i>,</i> is a typical experiment executed in the organic chemistry teaching laboratory. In this vein, trimyristin was extracted from nutmeg using the microwave-assisted extraction (MEA) method with 95% ethanol and diethyl ether. This MEA procedure promised to be more practical than pre-existing protocols utilized in the undergraduate teaching laboratory. This study established ethanol, a greener solvent than diethyl ether, as more efficient with up to 20% isolated crude yield for extracting this triglyceride from nutmeg using MEA. The recrystallized trimyristin was characterized by melting point, IR, <SUP>1</SUP>H-, and <SUP>13</SUP>C-NMR spectroscopy.},
doi={10.12691/wjce-11-2-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}