Four controlled steps—oxidation, bromo-hydroxylation, CrCl2 debromination, and alcoholysis—limit impurities and deliver over 70% conversion at 99.5% purity.
Ring system distortion reactions convert natural products into structurally complex small molecules with high stereochemical diversity.
Solid state catalytic structure with imidazolium salts facilitates saccharide dehydration to hydroxymethylfurfural, resolving low yield and sensitivity issues.