D-sorbitol and isosorbide have been indicated by the US Department of Energy among the
15 target molecules of special interest for biorefinery development. This minireview reports …

Isosorbide is a stiff bicyclic diol derived from glycose-based polysaccharides, and is thus an
attractive building block for novel rigid bioplastics. In the present work, a highly …

A new N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed strategy for the regioselective
monoesterification of isosorbide (IS) at either the endo (5-OH) or exo (2-OH) position is …

We have prepared a series of 12 d-isosorbide-2-alkanoate-5-methacrylate monomers as
single regioisomers with different pendant linear C2–C20 alkanoyl chains using biocatalytic …

A high-efficiency strategy for the synthesis of furoxans and 1, 2, 4-oxadiazoles has been
developed, using tert-butyl nitrite (TBN) as the nitrogen source. Azaarene nitrile oxides as …

A series of furoxan derivatives with N‐nitroso groups were synthesized in good yields by
TBN initiated radical sp3 C− N bond cleavage of 1‐nitromethyl‐N …

Furoxans are potentially useful heteroaromatic units in pharmaceuticals and agrichemicals.
However, the applications for furoxan-based compounds have been hampered due to the …

Direct upgrading of the biomass-derived sorbitol platform to high-value isosorbide esters is
important for efficient utilization of the biomass polyhydroxyl structure, but it is challenging …

The improved production of a polar curable monomer, isosorbide monomethacrylate (MISD),
with methacrylic anhydride (MAAH) as an acyl donor, was performed. A sustainable and …

Isosorbide is a novel bio-based material derived as a secondary dehydration product of
sorbitol. This work focuses on the kinetics of sulfuric acid-catalyzed dehydration of sorbitol …