Novel process windows for enabling, accelerating, and uplifting flow chemistry

V Hessel, D Kralisch, N Kockmann, T Noël… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Novel Process Windows make use of process conditions that are far from
conventional practices. This involves the use of high temperatures, high pressures, high …

Flow approaches towards sustainability

L Vaccaro, D Lanari, A Marrocchi, G Strappaveccia - Green chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Green chemistry and flow chemistry are ideal partners for accessing novel chemical spaces
and define highly efficient synthetic tools. In this review article contributions have been …

Quantitative sustainability assessment of flow chemistry–from simple metrics to holistic assessment

V Hessel, M Escriba-Gelonch, J Bricout… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flow chemistry has changed chemical process designs toward process intensification and is
generally considered as green methodology. In this connection, this perspective provides a …

A biomass-derived safe medium to replace toxic dipolar solvents and access cleaner Heck coupling reactions

G Strappaveccia, E Ismalaj, C Petrucci, D Lanari… - Green …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is an excellent reaction medium, derived from biomasses, which can
replace classic dipolar aprotic media such as DMF or NMP. In this contribution, we have …

Glycerol carbonate as a versatile alkylating agent for the synthesis of β-aryloxy alcohols

G Galletti, P Prete, S Vanzini… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The possibility to use glycerol carbonate (GlyC) as an innovative alkylating agent for
phenolic compounds in solventless conditions and in the presence of a catalytic amount of …

Ring‐Opening of Epoxides in water

S Bonollo, D Lanari, L Vaccaro - European Journal of Organic …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Epoxides and water mix well together. The use of water represents an intriguing alternative
to organic solvents, not only for developing green processes but also for exploring a totally …

Palladium Supported on Cross‐Linked Imidazolium Network on Silica as Highly Sustainable Catalysts for the Suzuki Reaction under Flow Conditions

C Pavia, E Ballerini, LA Bivona… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Highly cross‐linked imidazolium‐based materials, obtained by radical oligomerization of bis‐
vinylimidazolium salts in the presence of 3‐mercaptopropyl‐modified silica gel, were used …

Continuous flow/waste-minimized synthesis of benzoxazoles catalysed by heterogeneous manganese systems

F Ferlin, MK van der Hulst, S Santoro, D Lanari… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we present our results on the development of a waste minimized protocol for the
synthesis of 2-arylbenzoxazoles in continuous flow. Manganese-based heterogeneous …

Sc (III)-catalyzed enantioselective addition of thiols to α, β-unsaturated ketones in neutral water

S Bonollo, D Lanari, F Pizzo, L Vaccaro - Organic Letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
This report concerns Lewis acid catalyzed enantioselective sulfa-Michael addition in neutral
water by using a very efficient Sc (OTf) 3/bipyridine 1 catalytic system. It is noteworthy that …

Mass efficiency of alkene syntheses with tri-and tetrasubstituted double bonds

M Eissen, D Lenoir - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2017 - ACS Publications
Environmental factors and process mass intensity were determined and evaluated for more
than 30 standard procedures for the synthesis of alkenes with tri-and tetrasubstituted double …