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Paulo R. Wohlfahrt
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Synthesis and Polymerization of a Lactone Building Block Derived From Cashew Nut Shells
The biorenewable feedstock cardanol, a phenol compound substituted with an unsaturated C15 hydrocarbon chain, was selectively transformed into a cyclohexanone derivative through partial hydrogenation. Subsequent conversion via Baeyer-Villiger oxidation (BVO) gave a lactone produc...