Quilter, H, Hutchby, M, Davidson, M & Jones, M 2017,

‘Polymerisation of a terpene-derived lactone: A bio-based alternative to ԑ-caprolactone’ <em>Polymer Chemistry</em>, vol 8, no. 5, pp. 833-837.

Abstract

A high-yielding 4-step process for converting a naturally occurring terpene, β-pinene, into a substituted ε-caprolactone is herein reported.