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Resolution of (±)-Citronellic Acid with (–)-Cinchonidine: The Crystal Structure of the Cinchonidinium-(S)-citronellate Diastereomeric Salt

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A successful optical resolution of the racemic modification of citronellic acid was carried out by using (–)-cinchonidine, one of the cinchona alkaloids. The resultant crystals contain the protonated cinchonidinium cation and the (S)-(–)-citronellate anion in 1:1 ratio.

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A successful optical resolution of the racemic modification of citronellic acid was carried out by using (–)-cinchonidine, one of the cinchona alkaloids. The resultant crystals contain the protonated cinchonidinium cation and the (S)-(–)-citronellate anion in 1:1 ratio.

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We thank the National Research Foundation (Pretoria) and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology for research grants.

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    Nikoletta B. Báthori, Ayesha Jacobs, Mawonga Mei & Luigi R. Nassimbeni

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Báthori, N.B., Jacobs, A., Mei, M. et al. Resolution of (±)-Citronellic Acid with (–)-Cinchonidine: The Crystal Structure of the Cinchonidinium-(S)-citronellate Diastereomeric Salt. J Chem Crystallogr 43, 373–376 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10870-013-0430-1

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