title: Cardanol-based materials as natural precursors for olefin metathesis.
abstract: Cardanol is a renewable, low cost natural material, widely available as a by-product of the cashew industry. It is a mixture of 3-n-pentadecylphenol, 3-(pentadeca-8-enyl)phenol, 3-(pentadeca-8,11-dienyl)phenol and 3-(pentadeca-8,11,14-trienyl)phenol. Olefin metathesis (OM) reaction on cardanol is an important class of reactions that allows for the synthesis of new olefins that are sometime impossible to prepare via other methods. The application of this natural and renewable material to both academic and industrial research will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Arnesano Street, Lecce 73100, Italy. giuseppe.vasapollo@unisalento.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vasapollo
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Arnesano Street, Lecce 73100, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Arnesano Street, Lecce 73100, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Del Sole
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D009821:Oils / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D009821:Oils; D010636:Phenols; C038590:cardanol