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Ring-locking enables selective anhydrosugar synthesis from carbohydrate pyrolysis

Li Chen, Jinmo Zhao, Sivaram Pradhan, Bruce E. Brinson, Gustavo E. Scuseria, Z. Conrad Zhang, Michael S. Wong

Green Chemistry · 2016 · 34 citations · 27 references

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The nonselective nature of glucose pyrolysis chemistry can be controlled by preventing the sugar ring from opening and fragmenting.

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