Solvent-driven isomerization of <i>cis</i>,<i>cis</i>-muconic acid for the production of specialty and performance-advantaged cyclic biobased monomers
Jack M. Carraher, Prerana Carter, Radhika G. Rao, Michael Forrester, Toni Pfennig, Brent H. Shanks, Eric W. Cochran, Jean‐Philippe Tessonnier
Abstract
Unlocking the isomerization of <italic>cis</italic>,<italic>cis</italic>-muconic acid to Diels–Alder active <italic>trans</italic>,<italic>trans</italic>-muconic acid for the production of renewable cyclic diacid monomers.
Topics & Concepts
Muconic acidIsomerizationChemistryMonomerSolventOrganic chemistryMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryCatalysisBenzenePolymerCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods