Green Reaction Media in Organic Synthesis

Green Reaction Media in Organic Synthesis

Editor(s): Koichi Mikami

Published Online: 12 NOV 2007

Print ISBN: 9781405134026

Online ISBN: 9780470988770

DOI: 10.1002/9780470988770

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Green, sustainable chemistry involves the designing of chemical processes with a view to reducing or even eliminating the use and production of hazardous materials. Recent endeavors have focused on limiting the use of organic solvents and replacing them with new, environmentally benign media. The chemical industry is interested in these cost-effective, alternative solvents and processes.


This book provides a broad overview of the three most commonly used green reaction media. Directed at synthetic organic chemists working in academic and industrial laboratories, it will also serve as a textbook for graduate courses on green chemistry. Successful green reactions are considered, and experimental sections at the ends of the chapters provide important practical details, with illustrations of potential applications. Sufficient information is included to allow selection of the most appropriate medium. Extensively referenced, the volume offers a point of entry into the detailed literature.

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    2. Chapter 3

      Fluorous Solvents (pages 59–124)

      Ilhyong Ryu, Hiroshi Matsubara, Charlotte Emnet, John A. Gladysz, Seiji Takeuchi, Yutaka Nakamura and Dennis P. Curran

    3. Chapter 4

      Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (pages 125–182)

      Christopher M. Rayner, R. Scott Oakes, Toshiyasu Sakakura and Hiroyuki Yasuda

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