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Citral has been hydrogenated over Ru-Sn/C catalysts. The Ru-Sn/C system has been studied as a function of the Ru/Sn ratio. Under the conditions used the carbonyl group and the conjugated double bond are hydrogenated. No products obtained from the hydrogenation of the isolated double bond are formed. Addition of tin on the Ru/C decreases the number of Ru active sites on the surface with a corresponding increase in the specific catalytic activity. A higher selectivity (>80%) to geraniol + nerol is observed on the samples with the highest Sn/Ru ratio. The higher selectivity and higher specific activity are attributed to an activation of the C≐O bond by tin ions.
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Galvagno, S., Milone, C., Donato, A. et al. Hydrogenation of citral over Ru-Sn/C. Catal Lett 17, 55–61 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00763927
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