Issue 7, 2006
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Chemical Communications

Domino-cyclisation and hydrogenation of citronellal to menthol over bifunctional Ni/Zr-Beta and Zr-beta/Ni-MCM-41 catalysts

Yuntong Nie,a   Gaik-Khuan Chuah*a  and  Stephan Jaenickea  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive, Singapore
E-mail: chmcgk@nus.edu.sg
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Abstract

The one-pot conversion of (±)-citronellal to menthol can be selectively catalysed by either a bifunctional Ni/Zr-zeolite beta catalyst or a dual catalyst system of Zr-beta and Ni/MCM-41, giving a high diastereoselectivity to (±)-menthol of 90–94%.

Graphical abstract: Domino-cyclisation and hydrogenation of citronellal to menthol over bifunctional Ni/Zr-Beta and Zr-beta/Ni-MCM-41 catalysts

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B513430G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Sep 2005
Accepted
05 Dec 2005
First published
06 Jan 2006

Chem. Commun., 2006, 790-792

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Domino-cyclisation and hydrogenation of citronellal to menthol over bifunctional Ni/Zr-Beta and Zr-beta/Ni-MCM-41 catalysts

Y. Nie, G. Chuah and S. Jaenicke, Chem. Commun., 2006, 790 DOI: 10.1039/B513430G

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