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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2020
Cannacraft, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Ahmad Dehestani, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Cannacraft, Inc, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
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.