Highly selective menthol synthesis by one-pot transformation of citronellal using Ru/H-BEA catalysts

Journal of Catalysis

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 189-197

  Plößer, Jutta ^a   Lucas, Martin ^a   Claus, Peter ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifunctional catalyst; Citronellal; Cyclization; H BEA; Hydrogenation; Menthol; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CYCLIZATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; MONOTERPENES; PALLADIUM; PARTICLE SIZE; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS; CITRONELLAL; DEFUNCTIONALIZATIONS; H-BEA; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; MENTHOL; REACTION CONDITIONS; SELECTIVE CATALYSTS;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 84925454277     PISSN: 00219517     EISSN: 10902694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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