A green and facile route to γ- and δ-lactones via efficient Pinner-cyclization of hydroxynitriles in water

Green Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-24

  Aplander, Karolina ^a   Hidestål, Olle ^a   Katebzadeh, Kambiz ^a   Lindström, Ulf M ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 33645384224     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b513656c     Document Type: Article

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