Catalytic decarbonylation of biomass-derived carboxylic acids as efficient route to commodity monomers

Green Chemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 490-494

  Miranda, Maria O ^a   Pietrangelo, Agostino ^a   Hillmyer, Marc A ^a   Tolman, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84857180358     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/C2GC16115J     Document Type: Article

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