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 ...

However, the susceptibility of β-lactone rings to acid or base hydrolysis, coupled with their thermal instability, hinder the discovery of new β-lactone natural products through conventional ...

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 ...