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ET AL: "Preparation of butyl levulinate by the acid-catalyzed conversion of sucrose in the presence of butanol" XP002385430 retrieved from STN Database accession no. 144:152130 & KHIMIYA RASTITEL'NOGO SYR'YA , (2), 31-37 CODEN: KRSHC4; ISSN: 1029-5151 KHIMIYA RASTITEL'NOGO SYR'YA , (2), 31-37 CODEN: KRSHC4; ISSN: 1029-5151, 2004,;  DATABASE WPI Section Ch, Week 200338 Derwent Publications Ltd., London, GB; Class E13, AN 2003-400869 XP002385647 -& RU 2 203 279 C1 (AS SIBE CHEM & CHEM TECHN INST) 27 April 2003 (2003-04-27);  KLAUS GARVES: "Acid catalyzed degradation of cellulose in alcohols" JOURNAL OF WOOD CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pages 121-134, XP009067962;  TYRLIK S S K ET AL: "Selective dehydration of glucose to hydroxymethylfurfural and a one-pot synthesis of a 4-acetylbutyrolactone from glucose and trioxane in solutions of aluminium salts" CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING COMPANY. 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AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 315, no. 3-4, 28 February 1999 (1999-02-28), pages 268-272, XP004174265 ISSN: 0008-6215WO2007104514-A3  KLAUS GARVES: "Acid catalyzed degradation of cellulose in alcohols" JOURNAL OF WOOD CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 8, no. 1, 1988, pages 121-134, XP009067962;  TYRLIK S S K ET AL: "Selective dehydration of glucose to hydroxymethylfurfural and a one-pot synthesis of a 4-acetylbutyrolactone from glucose and trioxane in solutions of aluminium salts" CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH, ELSEVIER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING COMPANY. AMSTERDAM, NL, vol. 315, no. 3-4, 28 February 1999 (1999-02-28), pages 268-272, XP004174265 ISSN: 0008-6215;  C.J. MOYE, R. J. GOLDSACK: "Reaction of ketohexoses with acid in certain non-aqueous sugar solvents" JOURNAL OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY, vol. 16, 1966, pages 206-208, XP009067960;  DATABASE CA [Online] CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, US; TARABANKO, V. E. ET AL TARABANKO, V. E. 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