Main Reaction: Levulinic acid >> a-angelica lactone

Reference: PubMed ID: 24474249
Authors: Mascal M, Dutta S, Gandarias I
Title: Hydrodeoxygenation of the angelica lactone dimer, a cellulose-based feedstock: simple, high-yield synthesis of branched C7 -C10 gasoline-like hydrocarbons.
Published: 2014 Feb 10

Levulinic acid --> a-angelica lactone