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8416490 
Journal Article 
Propylethanoate derivative from coconut coir 
James, I; Olatunji Gabriel, A; Olubunmi, A 
2009 
4 
6 
217-220 
English 
The extraction of the mesocarpic fibre (coir) of dried coconut (Cocos nucifera) husk was carried out with n-hexane, ethyl acetate and ethanol in succession using soxhlet extraction method. The crude extract from the coir was separated into fractions using column chromatography and each fraction purified using thin layer chromatography tic. The components were characterized with the aid of UV-Visible and FT-IR spectroscopic techniques. The structure of the isolated compound was elucidated using various techniques of 'H-NMR and 13C-NMR. The new compound, not yet reported in literature is identified as propyl (2-mtromethylphenyl) ethanoate. © Medwell Journals, 2009. 
Coconut husk; Coir; Extraction method; Tic; UV-Visible spectrophotometry