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Water‐Promoted Kinetic Separation of trans ‐ and cis ‐Limonene Oxides
Author(s) -
Xu ZhaoBing,
Qu Jin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.201100455
Subject(s) - chemistry , limonene , yield (engineering) , kinetic resolution , solvent , hydrolysis , kinetic energy , catalysis , oxide , kinetics , organic chemistry , chromatography , enantioselective synthesis , thermodynamics , physics , quantum mechanics , essential oil
The efficient hydrolytic kinetic separation of trans / cis ‐( R )‐(+)‐limonene oxides was realized in a 1:1 mixed solvent of water and 1,4‐dioxane without additional catalyst. Optically pure trans ‐( R )‐(+)‐limonene oxide was recovered in high yield (77%).