Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.77, No.1, 173-179, 2002
Selective isomerization of alpha-pinene
alpha-Pinene isomerization was studied in gaseous and liquid phases on gamma-zirconium phosphate and rhodium gamma-zirconium phosphate. The first showed higher activity but lower reaction selectivity than the second, that led to tricyclic terpenes formation.