A well researched but under-utilised molecule from renewable sources, levoglucosenone is now available in commercial quantities. Providing enterprisin…

A well researched but under-utilised molecule from renewable sources, levoglucosenone is now available in commercial quantities. Providing enterprising specialty chemical companies opportunities to develop new synthesis pathays to new and existing products, levoglucosenone has applications in pharma, agrichemicals, flavourings and specialty materials.

It's chirality plus the α, β-unsaturated ketone and protected aldehyde functionality in the levoglucosenone molecule offers the organic chemist a wide range of synthetic opportunities as a starting point for molecules having fixed and known stereochemistry for anti-viral, anti-cancer and other bio-activity screening as well specialty polymers.