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Furans

Furans is a class of heterocyclic organic compounds consisting of a five-membered aromatic ring with one oxygen atom, distinguished by its structural stability and environmental persistence, particularly as toxic byproducts in combustion and industrial processes.

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Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

R. Mariscal, Pedro Maireles‐Torres, Manuel Ojeda et al. · Energy & Environmental Science · 2016 · 1.6K citations

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Catalytic Reduction of Biomass-Derived Furanic Compounds with Hydrogen

Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura, Keiichi Tomishige · ACS Catalysis · 2013 · 695 citations

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Furans in polymer chemistry

Alessandro Gandini · Progress in Polymer Science · 1997 · 649 citations

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Recent Catalytic Advances in the Chemistry of Substituted Furans from Carbohydrates and in the Ensuing Polymers

Claude Moreau, Mohamed Naceur Belgacem, Alessandro Gandini · Topics in Catalysis · 2004 · 579 citations

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The Chemistry and Technology of Furfural and its Many By-products

Qiang Li · Chemical Engineering Journal · 2001 · 498 citations

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    Huanfeng Jiang

    South China University of Technology, China

    25 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. GV
    Georgios Vassilikogiannakis

    University of Crete, Greece

    24 publications · 1K citations

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  3. AP
    Albert Padwa

    Emory University, United States

    20 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. AG
    Alberto Gasco

    University of Turin, Italy

    23 publications · 661 citations

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  5. HΝ
    Henry Ν. C. Wong

    Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    19 publications · 1K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    33 h-index

    251 publications

    14.6K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    32 h-index

    221 publications

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  3. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry

    Shanghai, China

    27 h-index

    107 publications

    3.9K citations

  4. South China University of Technology

    Guangzhou, China

    27 h-index

    195 publications

    9.6K citations

  5. University of Crete

    Rethymno, Greece

    20 h-index

    106 publications

    4.6K citations

  6. N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry

    Moscow, Russia

    19 h-index

    96 publications

    2.3K citations

  7. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    18 h-index

    55 publications

    3.8K citations

  8. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    18 h-index

    85 publications

    4.6K citations

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  1. The Journal of Organic Chemistry

    JOC · 275 publications · 13.3K citations

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  2. Organic Letters

    OL · 146 publications · 8.1K citations

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  3. Tetrahedron Letters

    324 publications · 9.7K citations

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  4. Journal of the American Chemical Society

    JACS · 96 publications · 7.3K citations

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  5. Tetrahedron

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