Esterification of Rhodinol Fraction with Acetic Anhydride using Zeolite Catalyst

Abstract

This research has been conducted on the effect of esterification reaction in the chemical composition of rhodinol fraction from java citronella oil (Cymbopogon winterianus). The reaction process in this research is done at 230 ° C by using rhodinol fraction and acetic anhydride with zeolite as a catalyst. Based on the research, the optimum reaction time is 1 hour and the optimum mole ratio of reactants is 1: 1. The% yield of citronellyl acetate and geranyl acetate are 74.06% and 95.92%.