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Chelidonic acid is a heterocyclic organic acid with a pyran skeleton.
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Preparation
Chelidonic acid can be prepared in two steps from diethyl oxalate and acetone:
Uses
Chelidonic acid is used to synthesize 4-Pyrone via thermal decarboxylation.
Natural occurrence
Chelidonic acid was first discovered in extracts of Chelidonium majus. It occurs naturally in plants of the Asparagales order.
References
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