Abstract
Levulinic acid and its esters participate in transfer hydrogenation with a range of secondary alcohols. Reduction of the levulinate leads to cyclisation into a gamma-lactone, thereby acting as an oxidant for alcohols without the need for a large excess of reagents. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3639-3641 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 21 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |