150 | a method for synthesizing dihydrocarvone with epoxy limonene, comprising the following steps: Step 1, 500g of epoxy limonene was added to a 140 mL reaction kettle, 3g of ZnBr2 was added under stirring, and then the temperature was raised to 145-° C. To react for about 3 hours. After completion of the reaction, GC showed that 30g of white oil was added to the reaction solution, followed by distillation under reduced pressure to obtain 97.5% G of dihydrocarvone, the content of which was analyzed by GC and the yield of the product was 67%. In step 2, 50g of the kettle liquid (containing white oil) obtained by the above rectification is added into a 500 mL reactor, then 140g of epoxy limonene is added, and the reaction is carried out at 145 ~ ℃ for about 4 hours, after the end of the GC analysis reaction, vacuum distillation was carried out to obtain 195g of dihydrocarvone finished product, the GC analysis content was 97%, and the product yield was 65%. The second step was repeated twice, and the reaction time was correspondingly prolonged by about one hour. The average content was 97%, and the yield was 64.5%. The steps were repeated two more times, and the reaction time was correspondingly prolonged by about one hour at each repetition. As a result, the average content was 97%, and the yield was 63.5%. The catalytic efficiency was not significantly reduced. |