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A method for demethylating a methylated phytocannabinoid compound of Formula I to form a phytocannabinoid compound of Formula II: Formula I Formula II wherein: R1 is selected from the group consisting of: substituted or unsubstituted C1-C5 alkyl; R2 is selected from the group consisting of: OH or O, and R3 is selected from the group consisting of: a substituted or unsubstituted cyclohexene, a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C8 alkene, or a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C8 dialkene; or R2 is O, and R2 and R3 together form a ring structure in which R2 is an internal ring atom; wherein the method includes: heating a reaction mixture comprising the methylated phytocannabinoid compounds and a polar aprotic solvent in the presence of a dissolved inorganic alkaline salt for a time sufficient to demethylate at least a portion of the methylated phytocannabinoid compounds and form the phytocannabinoid compound.

The present invention provides methods for producing cannabinoids. More specifically, the invention is directed to the bio-enzymatic synthesis of THC-v, CBV and CBN by contacting a compound according to Formula I with a cannabinoid synthase enzyme. Also described is a system for producing these pharmaceutically important cannabinoids and the use of such cannabinoids as therapeutic agents.

The present invention provides an apparatus and methods for simultaneously producing different compounds in various ratios under set conditions.

The present invention provides methods for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs as well as a system for producing these compounds. The inventive method is directed to contacting a compound according to Formula I or Formula II with a cannabinoid synthase. Also described is a system for producing cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs by contacting a THCA synthase with a cannabinoid precursor and modifying at least one property of the reaction mixture to influence the quantity formed of a first cannabinoid relative to the quantity formed of a second cannabinoid.