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Dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene) as a bio-based alternative for dipolar aprotic solvents
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| Journal | Chemical Communications |
|---|---|
| Date | E-pub ahead of print - 1 Jul 2014 |
| Date | Published (current) - 4 Sep 2014 |
| Issue number | 68 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 9650-9652 |
| Early online date | 1/07/14 |
| Original language | English |
Abstract
Dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene) is a bio-based molecule, derived in two simple steps from cellulose, which demonstrates significant promise as a dipolar aprotic solvent. The dipolarity of dihydrolevoglucosenone is similar to NMP, DMF and sulpholane. Dihydrolevoglucosenone demonstrates similar performance to NMP in a fluorination reaction and the Menschutkin reaction. This journal is © the Partner Organisations 2014.
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