Turpentine Oil Hydration using Trichloroacetic Acid as Catalyst
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Student of Doctorate Program, Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
2 Department of Chemistry, Semarang State University, Jl. Raya Sekaran Gunungpati Semarang
3 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Abstract
using water as hydroxyl donor. The reaction was performed in batch reactor at 70oC, using
aquous aceton as solvent. The TCA catalyst converted α-pinene into hydrocarbons, while the
TCA catalyst was active and selective for producing alcohol, α-terpineol with selectivity of
87,56%.
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