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pantolactone

pantolactone noun: the lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid.

Noun

pantolactone (uncountable)

  1. 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

Synonyms of pantolactone

Questions about pantolactone

What does pantolactone mean?
Pantolactone means the lactone of 2,4-dihidroxy 3,3-dimethyl butanoic acid that is related to pantothenic acid.
What part of speech is pantolactone?
Pantolactone is a noun.

Words near pantolactone in the dictionary

  1. pantographs
  2. pantography
  3. pantoic acid
  4. Pantoja
  5. Pantojas
  6. pantolactone
  7. pantoland
  8. pantolest
  9. pantolestid
  10. pantolestids
  11. pantolests

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