Tobacco Science & Technology, 2008, 1, p. 43-5, ISSN.1002-0861
Synthesis of l-menthyl d-bitartrate and its application in cigarette
Yunnan Reascend Tobacco Technology (Group) Co., Ltd., Kunming, China
In order to develop a menthol flavor for cigarette, l -menthyl d -bitartrate was synthesized by refluxing d -tartaric acid and l -menthol in mol ratio of 2.4:1 with toluene as solvent and p-toluene sulfonic acid as catalyst. The synthetic was...