Replacement strategies for non-green dipolar aprotic solvents

F Gao, R Bai, F Ferlin, L Vaccaro, M Li, Y Gu - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dipolar aprotic solvents (DMSO, DMF, DMAc, NMP, etc.) have been widely used in organic
synthesis and pharmaceutical research because of their remarkable polarities and …

Sustainable flow approaches to active pharmaceutical ingredients

F Ferlin, D Lanari, L Vaccaro - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The adoption of flow conditions has been the object of growing attention from both academia
and industry. The shift from batch to continuous-flow technology is very stimulating from a …

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 …

Biomass waste-derived Pd–PiNe catalyst for the continuous-flow copper-free sonogashira reaction in a CPME–water azeotropic mixture

F Ferlin, F Valentini, D Sciosci… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report on the development of a waste minimization/valorization methodology
applied to the representative benchmark Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction performed in …

Versatile applications of metallopolymers

S Goetz, S Zechel, MD Hager, GR Newkome… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
The incorporation of metal complexes into polymers leads to functional materials; whereas,
the properties of polymers–easy processability, light weight or the adjustable molar mass …

Ionic Liquids in Metal, Photo-, Electro-, and (Bio) Catalysis

J Dupont, BC Leal, P Lozano, AL Monteiro… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) have unique physicochemical properties that make them advantageous for
catalysis, such as low vapor pressure, non-flammability, high thermal and chemical …

Green solvent-processed organic electronic devices

F Campana, C Kim, A Marrocchi… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Organic electronic FAB factories are hard-pressed due to the current regulatory
requirements which restrict (or ban) the use of hazardous solvents; on the other hand, toxic …

Removal and modification of directing groups used in metal-catalyzed C–H functionalization: the magical step of conversion into 'conventional'functional groups

RL Carvalho, RG Almeida, K Murali… - Organic & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past few decades, regioselective catalytic C–H functionalization has provided an
attractive tool for unique retrosynthetic disconnections. The advancement of the directing …

Tailor-Made POLITAG-Pd0 Catalyst for the Low-Loading Mizoroki–Heck Reaction in γ-Valerolactone as a Safe Reaction Medium

F Valentini, L Carpisassi, A Comès… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this contribution, we have reported our study on the fine-tuned design and synthesis of
new POLITAGs-Pd0 (POLymeric Ionic TAG) catalytic systems with the intention of defining …

Valorisation of urban waste to access low-cost heterogeneous palladium catalysts for cross-coupling reactions in biomass-derived γ-valerolactone

F Valentini, F Ferlin, S Lilli, A Marrocchi, L Ping… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we report a simple protocol for the valorisation of a common urban biowaste. The
lignocellulosic biomass obtained after the pre-treatment of pine needle urban waste is …