Naturally occurring α-hydroxy acids: Useful organocatalysts for the acetylation of cellulose nanofibres

Current Organocatalysis

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 161-168

  Ramírez, Jhon A Ávila ^a,b   Hoyos, Catalina Gómez ^c   Arroyo, Silvana ^a   Cerrutti, Patricia ^a   Foresti, María L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Bacterial nanocellulose; Organocatalysis; hydroxy acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010758111     PISSN: 22133372     EISSN: 22133380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2213337202666150428232503     Document Type: Article

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