Reactions of Terpenes Catalyzed by Heteropoly Compounds: Valorization of Biorenewables

Heteropoly compounds (HPCs) have already proved their high potential for the clean synthesis of commercially valuable chemicals. However, the use of HPCs for the transformations of terpenic substrates became a research topic only about 20 years ago. Terpenes, natural products available from essential oils, are an important biomass-based feedstock for the pharmaceutical, flavor, and fragrance industries.