Inside Cover: Domino Reaction Catalyzed by Zeolites with Brønsted and Lewis Acid Sites for the Production of γ‐Valerolactone from Furfural (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 31/2013). Issue 31 (19th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bui, Linh; Luo, Helen; Gunther, William R.; Román‐Leshkov, Yuriy
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 31(2013)
• Page Start: 7890
• Page End: 7890
• Publication Date: 2013-07-19
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305564
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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