ISSN:
1572-9028
Keywords:
copper catalysts
;
bifunctional catalysis
;
stereoselectivity
;
(-)-menthol
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The one-step transformation of (+)-citronellal into (-)-menthol has been realised with yield ∼90% and stereoselectivity up to 80% under mild conditions in the presence of Cu/SiO2 by exploiting the presence of acidic and hydrogenation sites on the catalyst surface, the unusual reducibility of an olefinic bond under these conditions and the chemoselectivity of the process.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1009086317432
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