Molecules (Nov 2016)

Special Issue: “Organic Reactions in Green Solvents”

  • Jonathan Sperry,
  • Joaquín García-Álvarez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21111527
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 11
p. 1527

Abstract

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To overcome the well-established drawbacks of conventional organic solvents (toxicity, non-biodegradability, flammability, accumulation in the atmosphere) remarkable research efforts have been recently devoted to the replacement of traditional organic reaction media by the so-called Green Solvents. In this sense, the choice of a safe, non-toxic, biorenewable and cheap reaction media is a crucial goal in organic synthesis. Thus, this Special Issue on “Organic Reactions in Green Solvents” has been aimed to showcase a series of stimulating contributions from international experts within different sub-areas of organic synthesis in Green Solvents (ranging from metal- to organo-catalyzed organic reactions).

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