Novel Biobased Furanic Diols as Potential Alternatives to BPA: Synthesis and Endocrine Activity Screening

Authors :: Mukund P. Sibi
Alexander Polykarpov
Linda J. Lea
Alexander Leo Yahkind
Keimpe Jan van den Berg
Catherine A. Sutton
Dean C. Webster
Source :: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8:18824-18829
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020.
Abstract: A series of asymmetric and symmetric diols were prepared in high yields from biomass-derived feedstocks 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) and 2,5-diformyl furan (DFF) as potential replacements for bis...

Subjects :: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
Biomass
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Furfural
01 natural sciences
0104 chemical sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Furan
Environmental Chemistry
Organic chemistry
0210 nano-technology

Tools