SOME
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QO LEVULINIC ACID
WHAT CAN YOU MAKE OUT OF THIS? This is Q O Levuiinic Acid, α particularly interesting chemical w i t h polyfunctional characteristics. For example—it acts both as a carboxylic a c i d a n d as a ketone. The hydrogen atoms have various degrees of activity. Reactions a r e possible on the beta o r delta carbon and in some instances on the alpha carbon. It cyclizes to heterocyclic forms. It can be well worth your while to look into QO Levuiinic Acid. Write for Bulletin 301 on Q O Levuiinic Acid and a sample.
The Q u a k e r O^S (pmpany
The Quaker Oats (pmpany CHEMICALS DEPARTMENT 333DThe Merchandise Mart, Chicago 5 4 , Illinois Room 533D, 120 Wall Street, N e w Y o r k 5 , N e w Y o r k Room 433D, 43 S. E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland 1 4 , O r e g o n Room 6153D,815 Superior Ave., Cleveland 14, O h i o
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