(-)-Form is a pyrolysis product of cellulose and cellulose-containing materials including pulp and paper waste products.Known as a pyrolytic product of cellulose, its very useful as a chiral source for synthesizing natural products because of its highly functionalized structure, which contains one chiral center. Used as chiral building block in organic synthesis.
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