Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 1993, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (2): 107-108.

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HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION OF CITRAL——THE PREPARATION OF DIHYDROCITRONELLAL

Liu Tianlin, Xie Wenquan, Li Zhengming   

  1. Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, 300071 Tianjin
  • Received:1992-09-09 Revised:1992-12-22 Published:1993-04-10 Online:1993-04-10

Abstract: The heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of citral gives dihydroeitronellal using 5% Pd-C as catalyst. The hydrogenation was carried out in 1% sodium carbonate at 70℃ and under pressure of 3.9MPa.

Key words: citral, dihydrocitronellal, catalytic hydrogenation, preparation