Issue 3, 2014
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Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Synthesis of β-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone from biorenewable itaconic acid†

Ravikumar R. Gowdaa  and  Eugene Y.-X. Chen*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1872, USA
E-mail: eugene.chen@colostate.edu

Abstract

An efficient, high-yielding route to β-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone (βMMBL)—a monomer for the production of high-performance engineering bioplastics—from biorenewable and inexpensive itaconic acid has been developed. The monomer prepared by this new route is of high purity as isolated without purification, as evidenced by NMR as well as small and large-scale polymerization tests.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of β-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone from biorenewable itaconic acid

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3QO00089C
Article type
Research Article
Submitted
31 12 2013
Accepted
29 1 2014
First published
05 3 2014

Org. Chem. Front., 2014,1, 230-234

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Synthesis of β-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone from biorenewable itaconic acid

R. R. Gowda and E. Y.-X. Chen, Org. Chem. Front., 2014, 1, 230 DOI: 10.1039/C3QO00089C

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