Triacetic acid lactone is demonstrated to be a versatile biorenewable molecule with potential as a platform chemical for the production of commercially valuable bifunctional chemical intermediates and end products, such as sorbic acid.
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Triacetic acid lactone as a potential biorenewable platform chemical
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, USA
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA
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Green Chem., 2012,14, 1850-1853
DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35343A
Received 07 Mar 2012, Accepted 01 May 2012
First published online 01 May 2012
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