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A Direct, Biomass-Based Synthesis of Benzoic Acid: Formic Acid-Mediated
Deoxygenation of the Glucose-Derived Materials Quinic Acid and Shikimic
Acid
Elena Arceo,[c] Jonathan A. Ellman,*[b] and Robert G. Bergman*[a]
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Scheme 2. Formic acid-mediated conversion of quinic acid to benzoic acid.
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