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HRID 437103Generated: October 30, 2026

3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-Dienal → Citronellol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-DienalHCID 8843—
CatalystNickelHCID 935—
SolventDimethylacetamideHCID 31374—
ProductCitronellolHCID 8842—

Reaction Steps

Apparently, the hydrogenation in the presence of Raney nickel is slow (18% citral remaining after 61/2 hours) and accompanied by a substantial amount of DMA.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04029709
Source datasetuspto-grants-1977_06
ORD IDord-91f607b32f944108a3a9d9b03a6247b1
Source noteuspto-grants-1977_06