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Alcohols

Known as: alcohol in any form, Alcohol, class of chemical alcohols 
A class of compounds where a hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to single bonded hydrocarbons. Alcohols are classified according to the position of the… Expand
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1-tricosanol2-adamantanol3,4-epoxy alcohol3,7,9-trimethyl-2-tridecanol
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ADH isoenzymesAOD dependentAlcohol OxidoreductasesAlcohol poisoning
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Broadening the Scope of Biocatalysis in Sustainable Organic Synthesis.
This Review is aimed at synthetic organic chemists who may be familiar with organometallic catalysis but have no experience with… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels
Global energy and environmental problems have stimulated increased efforts towards synthesizing biofuels from renewable resources… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
“Designer” Biodiesel: Optimizing Fatty Ester Composition to Improve Fuel Properties†
Biodiesel is a domestic and renewable alternative with the potential to replace some of the petrodiesel market. It is obtained… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Solvent-Free Oxidation of Primary Alcohols to Aldehydes Using Au-Pd/TiO2 Catalysts
The oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes with O2 in place of stoichiometric oxygen donors is a crucial process for the synthesis of… Expand
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Oxidation of alcohols with molecular oxygen on solid catalysts.
abstraction from a primary OH group of glyc-erol. 223,231 A similar mechanism was proposed manyyears ago for alcohol oxidation on… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Green, catalytic oxidations of alcohols.
Three methods are described, in the context of the guiding principles of green chemistry, for the catalytic oxidation of alcohols… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Green, catalytic oxidation of alcohols in water
Alcohol oxidations are typically performed with stoichiometric reagents that generate heavy-metal waste and are usually run in… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Room-temperature ionic liquids: solvents for synthesis and catalysis. 2.
 
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Development and Testing of the OPLS All-Atom Force Field on Conformational Energetics and Properties of Organic Liquids
The parametrization and testing of the OPLS all-atom force field for organic molecules and peptides are described. Parameters for… Expand
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Microsomal lipid peroxidation.
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses microsomal lipid peroxidation. Lipid peroxidation is a complex process known to occur in… Expand
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