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The Optimization of Synthesis Process of Geranyl Nitrile

Jiulong WANG1, Hongyan SI1, Shangxing CHEN1, Xiaoping RAO2, Zongde WANG1, Shengliang LIAO1,*()   

  1. 1. College of Forestry, Jiangxi Agricultural University; East China Woody Fragrance and Flavor Engineering Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Nanchang 330045, China
    2. College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China
  • Received:2021-10-19 Online:2022-12-28 Published:2023-01-07
  • Contact: Shengliang LIAO E-mail:liaosl@jxau.edu.cn

Abstract:

The synthesis process of geranyl nitrile from citral by catalytic ammoxidation was optimized. The factors affecting the conversion rate of citral and the yield of geranyl nitrile, including ammonia(NH3·H2O) dosage, hydrogen peroxide(H2O2) dosage, reaction time, reaction temperature, the type and dosage of catalyst, and solvent type were investigated. Through univariate and onthogonal experiments, the optimal synthesis conditions for geranyl nitrile was citral 35 mmol, n(citral)∶n(NH3·H2O)∶n(H2O2)∶n(CuCl)=1∶2.7∶5.5∶0.045, H2O2 as oxidant, CuCl as catalyst, 36 mL isopropanol as solvent, and the reaction time of 5 h, the reaction temperature of 10-15 ℃. At these synthesis conditions, the conversion ratio of citral was 97.50% and the yield of geranyl nitrile was 94.59%. When the conditions were amplified by 2, 3 and 5 times, the conversion rates of citral were 95.75%, 95.05% and 95.00%, and the yields of geranyl nitrile were 92.88%, 92.20% and 92.15%, respectively.

Key words: citral, geranyl nitrile, ammoxidation, process optimization

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