pantolactone

P3A1N1T1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

noun

The lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid

“Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Rhodium(II) octanoate catalyzed decomposition of (R)-pantolactone derivative 13a in the presence of alkenes resulted in cyclopropanation with up to 97% de.”

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounpantolactone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid

    Aldrichimica Acta Volume 30 No 4 (pdf) from Sigma-Aldrich Rhodium(II) octanoate catalyzed decomposition of (R)-pantolactone derivative 13a in the presence of alkenes resulted in cyclopropanation with up to 97% de.

    Synonyms: pantoyllactone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid

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