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Amphiphilic antioxidants from “cashew nut shell liquid” (CNSL) waste

Riccardo Amorati, Orazio A. Attanasi, Gianfranco Favi, Stefano Menichetti, Gian Franco Pedulli, Caterina Viglianisi

Abstract

Hydrogenated cardanol and cardols, contained in industrial grade cardanol oil and obtained by distillation of the raw "cashew nut shell liquid" (CNSL), are easily transformed into efficient 4-thiaflavane antioxidants bearing a long alkyl chain on A ring and a catechol group on B ring.

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Key concepts: Cardanol, Cashew nut, Chemistry, Shell (structure), Catechol, Ring (chemistry), Alkyl, Organic chemistry