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 synthesis of metal–organic frameworks: A state-of-the-art review of potential environmental and medical applications

S Kumar, S Jain, M Nehra, N Dilbaghi… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sustainable methods of synthesizing metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are of paramount
importance to energy conservation efforts and environmental remediation. It can be a …

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 …

Chlorinated solvents: their advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives in organic and medicinal chemistry

A Jordan, P Stoy, HF Sneddon - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Chlorinated Solvents: Their Advantages, Disadvantages, and Alternatives in Organic and
Medicinal Chemistry | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my …

Cyrene: a bio-based novel and sustainable solvent for organic synthesis

NA Stini, PL Gkizis, CG Kokotos - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Dihydrolevoclucosenone (Cyrene is its market name) is a biomass-derived solvent that can
be produced in only two steps from biomass, while being biodegradable, non-mutagenic …

Sustainable electrochemical cross-dehydrogenative coupling of 4-quinolones and diorganyl diselenides

JY Chen, HY Wu, QW Gui, SS Yan, J Deng… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
An environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of 3-organylselenyl quinolones through
the electrochemical cross-dehydrogenative coupling of 4-quinolones and diorganyl …

Recent advances in the synthesis of imidazoles

DA Shabalin, JE Camp - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The review highlights the recent advances (2018-present) in the regiocontrolled synthesis of
substituted imidazoles. These heterocycles are key components to functional molecules that …

Water: an underestimated solvent for amide bond-forming reactions

S Hazra, F Gallou, S Handa - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Construction of the amide/peptide bond is one of the most encountered transformations in
the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. Traditional protocols rely on the use of …

Contemporary approaches for amide bond formation

P Acosta‐Guzmán, A Ojeda‐Porras… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Amide bond construction has garnered significant interest in recent decades due to amides
being one of the most prevalent functional groups among bioactive molecules. Out of the …

The pretreatment of lignocelluloses with green solvent as biorefinery preprocess: a minor review

X Yin, L Wei, X Pan, C Liu, J Jiang… - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Converting agriculture and forestry lignocellulosic residues into high value-added liquid
fuels (ethanol, butanol, etc.), chemicals (levulinic acid, furfural, etc.), and materials (aerogel …