The synthesis and evaluation of methyl eugenol from  Cinnamomum zeylanicum leaf oil as the Bactrocera dorsalis attractant

dc.contributor.author	Fernando, W.H.I.
dc.contributor.author	Lamahewage, L.S.N.S.
dc.contributor.author	Yapa, Y.M.A.L.W.
dc.contributor.author	Gangabadage, C.S.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-14T06:32:52Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-14T06:32:52Z
dc.date.issued	2022-01-19
dc.identifier.issn	1391-8796
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.ruh.ac.lk/xmlui/handle/iruor/5535
dc.description.abstract	Eugenol is the major bioactive constituent of cinnamon leaf essential oil (CLO). Among the various types of cinnamon, Cinnamomum zeylanicum has been found to contain 70-90% of eugenol. In this study, CLO was extracted from Cinnamomum zeylanicum leaves by hydrodistillation method. The extracted oil was analyzed using gas chromatography (GC) and found to contain 90% of eugenol as the major constituent. The eugenol present in the extracted oil was converted to methyl eugenol (ME) by the reaction of eugenolate generated using NaOH with dimethyl sulfate (DMS) as the alkylating agent (eugenol: DMS = 1:	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Methyl eugenol	en_US
dc.subject	Eugenol	en_US
dc.subject	Bactrocera dorsalis	en_US
dc.subject	Cinnamomum zeylanicum	en_US
dc.title	The synthesis and evaluation of methyl eugenol from Cinnamomum zeylanicum leaf oil as the Bactrocera dorsalis attractant	en_US
dc.title.alternative	A value addition	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US