The promoting effect of a dicyanamide based ionic liquid in the selective hydrogenation of citral.
Conventional supported heterogeneous palladium catalysts in combination with a dicyanamide based ionic liquid are highly active with excellent selectivity in enabling the one-pot synthesis of citronellal through citral hydrogenation.
Arras
Jürgen
J
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Ernst-Berl-Institut, Technische Chemie II, Petersenstr. 20, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany.
Steffan
Martin
M
Shayeghi
Yalda
Y
Claus
Peter
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