Isolation & Identification of the Major Constituent of Clove Oil with Steam Distillation

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October 5, 2016

 

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Steam distillation was used in order to prevent the organic compound from decomposing at temperatures approaching the compound's boiling point. The essential oil of a plant is a mixture of volatile, water-insoluble components that exhibits the odor and other characteristics of the plant. In this experiment the essential oils of clove will be isolated...
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In this experiment the essential oils of clove will be isolated. Cloves contain about 16% by mass of the essential oil, a pale yellow liquid with a sweet, spicy aroma. Clove oil is unusual among essential oils in having only one major component, which comprises about 85% of the oil. Essential oils are nearly always isolated by steam distillation, in which steam forced through the plant material vaporizes the essential oil which is then condenses into a receiver along with water from the condensed steam...
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