Issue 11, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Ir-Beta zeolite as a heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot transformation of citronellal to menthol

Flori Iosif,ac   Simona Coman,ab   Vasile Pârvulescu,*a   Paul Grange,b   Stéphanie Delsarte,b   Dirk De Vos*c  and  Pierre Jacobsc  

* Corresponding authors

a Univ. of Bucharest, Dept. Chem. Techn. & Catalysis, B-dul R. Elisabeta 4-12, Bucharest 70346, Romania

b Catalyse et Chimie des Matériaux Divisés, Place Croix du Sud 2/17, UCL, Belgium

c K. U. Leuven, Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
E-mail: dirk.devos@agr.kuleuven.ac.be
Fax: 32 16 32 1998

Abstract

Beta zeolites, impregnated with Ir, catalyze the one-pot full conversion of citronellal to menthol by consecutive acid-catalyzed cyclization and Ir-catalyzed hydrogenation, with 95% selectivity for the menthol isomers, of which 75% is the desired (−)-menthol.

Graphical abstract: Ir-Beta zeolite as a heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot transformation of citronellal to menthol

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B403692A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Mar 2004
Accepted
08 Apr 2004
First published
05 May 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 1292-1293

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Ir-Beta zeolite as a heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot transformation of citronellal to menthol

F. Iosif, S. Coman, V. Pârvulescu, P. Grange, S. Delsarte, D. D. Vos and P. Jacobs, Chem. Commun., 2004, 1292 DOI: 10.1039/B403692A

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