pantolactone

pantolactone

English

Noun

pantolactone (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) 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.

Synonyms

• pantoyllactone