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One-Pot Synthesis of Menthol from Citral and Citronellal Over Heterogeneous Catalysts Review

Journal Catalysis Surveys from Asia
ISSN: 1571-1013 , E-ISSN: 1572-8803
Output data Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Pages: 2–19 Pages count : 18 DOI: 10.1007/s10563-022-09376-6
Tags Citral; Citronellal; Menthol; Trickle bed reactor
Authors Mäki-Arvela Päivi 1 , Simakova Irina 2 , Vajglová Zuzana 1 , Murzin Dmitry Yu. 1
Affiliations
1 Johan Gadolin Process Chemistry Centre, Åbo Akademi University, Henriksgatan 2, 20500 Turku/Åbo, Finland
2 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, pr. Ak. Lavrentieva 5, Novosibirsk, Russia 630090

Funding (2)

1 Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation 0239-2021-0008
2 Academy of Finland

Abstract: One-pot synthesis of menthol from citronellal or citral was summarized. Both batch and continuous reactors have been recently applied. This reaction is very complex and a bifunctional catalyst exhibiting especially Lewis acid sites for cyclisation of citronellal to isopulegol are needed, while metal particles are required for its hydrogenation to menthols. Typically, too mild acidity of the catalyst and small particles do not catalyze menthol formation. Furthermore, too high acidity causes catalyst deactivation and dehydration of menthol. Very high menthol yields have been obtained in batch reactor over nobel and transition metal supported bifunctional catalysts. Shape selectivity was demonstrated for Ni-supported on Zr-modified beta zeolite, which gave high diastereoselectivity to the desired L-menthol. Recently one-pot synthesis of menthol in a trickle bed reactor has been investigated. Catalyst suffers only minor deactivation in transformation of citronellal to menthol, while more severe catalyst deactivation occurred in transforming citral to menthols. Noteworthy from the industrial point of view is that the product distribution obtained with the same catalyst under kinetic regime or under diffusional limitations differs from each other. The metal location and synthesis method of extrudates can have a major effect on the catalyst performance. Kinetic modelling of the data obtained from the trickle bed reactor considering the effectiveness factor is discussed.
Cite: Mäki-Arvela P. , Simakova I. , Vajglová Z. , Murzin D.Y.
One-Pot Synthesis of Menthol from Citral and Citronellal Over Heterogeneous Catalysts
Catalysis Surveys from Asia. 2023. V.27. P.2–19. DOI: 10.1007/s10563-022-09376-6 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Aug 8, 2022
Accepted: Sep 29, 2022
Published online: Oct 21, 2022
Published print: Mar 1, 2023
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000870644100001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85140213486
Elibrary: 53796561
Chemical Abstracts: 2022:2679790
Chemical Abstracts (print): 181:425254
OpenAlex: W4306919152
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