Issue 38, 2011
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Chemical Communications

Extraction and isolation of shikimic acid from Ginkgo biloba leaves utilizing an ionic liquid that dissolves cellulose†

Toyonobu Usuki,*a   Nanae Yasuda,a   Masahiro Yoshizawa-Fujita*a  and  Masahiro Rikukawaa  

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a Department of Materials and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan
E-mail: t-usuki@sophia.ac.jp, masahi-f@sophia.ac.jp
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Abstract

Shikimic acid, the starting material in the commercial synthesis of oseltamivir phosphate (Tamiflu®), was efficiently extracted and isolated from Ginkgo biloba leaves utilizing the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([bmim]Cl), which dissolves cellulose.

Graphical abstract: Extraction and isolation of shikimic acid from Ginkgo biloba leaves utilizing an ionic liquid that dissolves cellulose

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1CC13306C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Jun 2011
Accepted
01 Aug 2011
First published
25 Aug 2011

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 10560-10562

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Extraction and isolation of shikimic acid from Ginkgo biloba leaves utilizing an ionic liquid that dissolves cellulose

T. Usuki, N. Yasuda, M. Yoshizawa-Fujita and M. Rikukawa, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 10560 DOI: 10.1039/C1CC13306C

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