Discussion of Isolation of Trimyristin PP

Recrystallization of trimyristin was processed twice and each melting point was recorded and observed. The tert-butyl methyl ether (3 mL) and nutmeg (1.000 g) were dissolved to obtain crude trimyristin that resulted in a 57.8% recovery yield (0.578 g). After the first recrystallization, ac x 30.2% recovery yield, based on the original amount of nutmeg, was collected. The melting point of the first recrystallization was 53-54 ℃, which is 2℃ under the theoretical melting point. Therefore, we can conclude from this that the product was relatively pure. After, a sample of trimyristin from the first recrystallization (0.167 g) was dissolved in a minimal amount of acetone in the second recrystallization in attempt to obtain a more pure product. A 49.1% recovery yield was attained from the second recrystallization. The corresponding melting point recorded was 54-55℃, which is only 1℃ below the theoretical melting point and reveals that the second recrystallized product is relatively pure.