lactone
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Lactones are cyclic carboxylic esters. They are derived from the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acids by esterification. They can be saturated or unsaturated.
Research
213,418 papers- Biosynthesis and chemical diversity of β-lactone natural products.Natural product reports · 2019
- Macrocyclic lactone resistance in Dirofilaria immitis: risks for prevention of heartworm disease.International journal for parasitology · 2021
- Phytohabitols A-C, δ-Lactone-Terminated Polyketides from an Actinomycete of the Genus Phytohabitans.Journal of natural products · 2022
- Synthetic studies of (23S,25R)-1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) 26,23-lactone (calcitriol lactone) and its derivatives.The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 2018
- 14- and 15-membered lactone macrolides and their analogues and hybrids: structure, molecular mechanism of action and biological activity.European journal of medicinal chemistry · 2019
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Nomenclature
- Etymology
- Occurrence
- Synthesis
- Reactions
- Hydrolysis and aminolysis
- Reduction
- Polymerization
- Uses
- Flavors and fragrances
- Plastics
- Dilactones
- See also
- References and notes
Lactones are cyclic carboxylic esters. They are derived from the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acids by esterification. They can be saturated or unsaturated.
Lactones are formed by lactonization, the intramolecular esterification of the corresponding hydroxycarboxylic acids.
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