The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The introduction of the E Factor in 1992 focussed attention on the problem of waste
generation, defined as everything but the desired product, in chemicals manufacture and …

[HTML][HTML] Electrocatalysis as an enabling technology for organic synthesis

LFT Novaes, J Liu, Y Shen, L Lu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemistry has recently gained increased attention as a versatile strategy for
achieving challenging transformations at the forefront of synthetic organic chemistry …

Biocatalysis: enzymatic synthesis for industrial applications

S Wu, R Snajdrova, JC Moore… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biocatalysis has found numerous applications in various fields as an alternative to chemical
catalysis. The use of enzymes in organic synthesis, especially to make chiral compounds for …

Enantioconvergent transformations of secondary alcohols through borrowing hydrogen catalysis

Y Gao, G Hong, BM Yang, Y Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Direct substitution of readily available alcohols is recognized as a key research area in
green chemical synthesis. Starting from simple racemic secondary alcohols, the …

Replacement of less-preferred dipolar aprotic and ethereal solvents in synthetic organic chemistry with more sustainable alternatives

A Jordan, CGJ Hall, LR Thorp, HF Sneddon - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dipolar aprotic and ethereal solvents comprise just over 40% of all organic solvents utilized
in synthetic organic, medicinal, and process chemistry. Unfortunately, many of the common …

Green metrics in mechanochemistry

N Fantozzi, JN Volle, A Porcheddu, D Virieux… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of new green methodologies and their broader adoption for promoting
sustainable development in chemistry laboratories and industry play a significant role in …

Main group redox catalysis of organopnictogens: vertical periodic trends and emerging opportunities in group 15

JM Lipshultz, G Li, AT Radosevich - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A growing number of organopnictogen redox catalytic methods have emerged—especially
within the past 10 years—that leverage the plentiful reversible two-electron redox chemistry …

Hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks: design, applications, and prospects

L Chen, B Zhang, L Chen, H Liu, Y Hu, S Qiao - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As a new type of porous crystalline material, hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs)
assemble through intermolecular hydrogen bonds of organic building blocks. The unique …

Sustainability in peptide chemistry: current synthesis and purification technologies and future challenges

L Ferrazzano, M Catani, A Cavazzini, G Martelli… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing greener synthesis processes is an inescapable necessity to transform the
industrial landscape, mainly in the pharmaceutical sector, into a long-term, sustainable …

Large-scale amidations in process chemistry: practical considerations for reagent selection and reaction execution

J Magano - Organic Process Research & Development, 2022 - ACS Publications
This review describes the practical aspects involved in the implementation of large-scale
amidations in process chemistry. Coupling reagent, base, additive, and solvent selections …