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Designer Biosynthetic Jet Fuels Derived from Isoprene and α-Olefins

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Oxidative Thiolated Aromatization of Terpenes for Divergent Construction of Organosulfur Compounds

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Multiliter-Scale Photosensitized Dimerization of Isoprene to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Precursors

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Systematic Mining and Evaluation of the Sesquiterpene Skeletons as High Energy Aviation Fuel Molecules

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