diester
Americannoun
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The Dom D'Agostino/Patrick Arnold diester is made of 2 molecules of acetoacetate bound to a central racemic butanediol.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2017
So, to start with only one sixth of the diester is the high energy form.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2017
The molecule that claimed performance improvement is a diester of enantiomerically pure R-3 hydroxybutyrate and R-butanediol.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2017
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