Chemists' technique for turning cheap dicarboxylic acids into complex lactones could boost industries from pharmaceuticals to plastics. Chemists at Scripps Research have unveiled a method for turning ...

These previous studies have demonstrated the potential of environmentally friendly lactone synthesis using photocatalysts. However, to realize a sustainable society, not only environmentally friendly ...

To create a circular plastics economy, new polymers are being developed that can be chemically recycled. Circular polyesters are of particular interest and to this end, lactones are ideal monomers.

Chemists at Scripps Research have unveiled a method for turning cheap and widely available chemicals known as dicarboxylic acids into potentially very valuable molecules called lactones. Lactone ...