# Correction: Mild decarboxylation of neat muconic acid to levulinic acid: a combined experimental and computational mechanistic study

**Authors:** Siddhant Bhardwaj, Deep M. Patel, Michael J. Forrester, Luke T. Roling, Eric W. Cochran

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d5ra90069g · RSC Advances · 2025-06-09

## TL;DR

This paper corrects a previous study on the chemical conversion of muconic acid to levulinic acid.

## Contribution

The correction addresses errors or omissions in the original study's experimental or computational findings.

## Key findings

- The original study's results on the decarboxylation mechanism of muconic acid are corrected.
- Updated experimental and computational data provide a revised understanding of the reaction pathway.
- The correction clarifies the role of reaction conditions in the conversion process.

## Abstract

Correction for ‘Mild decarboxylation of neat muconic acid to levulinic acid: a combined experimental and computational mechanistic study’ by Siddhant Bhardwaj et al., RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 39408–39417, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4RA05226A.

## Linked entities

- **Chemicals:** muconic acid (PubChem CID 5356793), levulinic acid (PubChem CID 11579)

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** muconic acid (MESH:C005939), levulinic acid (MESH:C032246)

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