The accepted melting point of trimyristin is 56-57°C. In the experiment, the melting point range of the first recovery was 53-58°C. This is significantly wider and lower than the accepted range for trimyristin. The first recovery was therefore found to by impure. It is possible that the acetone had not all evaporated or there was still contamination with other compounds from the extraction of trimyristin from the nutmeg. This was improved with the second recrystallization, which significantly reduced the range to 55-57°C, which is in range of the accepted melting point. It is most likely that this was the expected product from the reaction.
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