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The effects of temperature, time of reaction, and the reactants mole ratio on the cyclization-acetylation of (R)-(+)-citronellal with FeCl3/acetic anhydride were studied. Isopulegyl acetate (IPA) and neoisopulegyl acetate (NIPA) were obtained as the main products at room temperature (mole ratio of citronellal: acetic anhydride: FeCl3 = 6:12:1). Both products are relatively fixed after the 30th minute. The average concentration of IPA at 30-180 minutes was 44.71%, while the average concentration of NIPA was 28.47%. Increasing temperature (80 oC) and the amount of acetic anhydride (mol ratio 2:6:1) gave p-cymene (17.53%) and citronellyl acetate (11.31%). Autoredoks reaction on the transformation of citronellal into p-cymene and citronellyl acetate was studied with the carbon oxidation number concept.
Key words: (R )-(+)- citronellal, cyclization-aromatization, FeCl3, p-cymene, redox
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