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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2018
The University of Sydney, New South Wales, AU;
Tristan Reekie, New South Wales, AU;
Michael Scott, New South Wales, AU;
Michael Kassiou, New South Wales, AU;
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, Sydney, AU;
Abstract
Method for decarboxylating a carboxylated phytocannabinoid compound of Formula I to form a phytocannabinoid compound of Formula II: Formula I Formula II wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of: substituted or unsubstituted C-Calkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of: OH or O, and R3 is selected from the group consisting of: a substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexene, a substituted or unsubstituted C-Calkene, or a substituted or unsubstituted C-Cdialkene; or R2 is O, and R2 and R3 together form a ring structure in which R2 is an internal ring atom; wherein the method includes heating a reaction mixture comprising the carboxylated phytocannabinoid compound and a polar aprotic solvent in the presence of a LiCl for a time sufficient to decarboxylate at least a portion of the carboxylated phytocannabinoid compounds and form the phytocannabinoid compound.