Methods for converting CBD to tetrahydrocannabinols
AssigneeCannacraft, Inc.
InventorAhmad Dehestani
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a method for converting CBD to a tetrahydrocannabinol featuring the use of cheap and non-toxic aluminum isopropoxide as a catalyst. The method comprises (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising a catalyst in an organic solvent, wherein the catalyst comprises aluminum isopropoxide; (b) adding a reagent comprising CBD to the reaction mixture; (c) mixing the reaction mixture and allowing a reaction for converting CBD to a tetrahydrocannabinol to occur for a predetermine period of time; (d) removing the catalyst by filtration upon the completion of the reaction; (e) removing the organic solvent; and (f) eluting the tetrahydrocannabinol from the organic phase.
Claims19
A method of converting CBD to a tetrahydrocannabinol, comprising:
- (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising a solid catalyst in an organic solvent, wherein the solid catalyst comprises aluminum isopropoxide;
- (b) adding a reagent comprising CBD to the reaction mixture;
- (c) mixing the reaction mixture and allowing a reaction for converting CBD to a tetrahydrocannabinol to occur for a predetermined period of time;
- (d) removing the solid catalyst by filtration upon the completion of the reaction;
- (e) removing the organic solvent;
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- (f) eluting the tetrahydrocannabinol from an organic phase.
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