Fig. 1: The routes to synthesize α-ketoglutaric acid (KGA) and methanetriacetic acid (MTA).
From: Sustainable synthesis of α-ketoglutaric and methanetriacetic acids from biomass feedstocks
a Previous routes. b Novel routes in this work via sequential aldol condensation and hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-based pyruvic and glyoxylic acids. C5: 2-hydroxy-4-oxopentanedioic acid; C7: 3-(carboxymethyl)-2-hydroxy-4-oxopentanedioic acid.
