Renewably sourced polytrimethylene ether glycol by superacid catalyzed condensation of 1,3-propanediol

Green Chemistry

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1410-1416

  Harmer, Mark A ^a   Confer, David C ^a   Hoffman, Christian K ^a   Jackson, Scott C ^a   Liauw, Ann Y ^a   Minter, Aaron R ^a   Murphy, Edward R ^a   Spence, Rupert E ^a   Sunkara, Hari B ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 77955177372     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c002443k     Document Type: Article

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