Green Chemistry: Environmentally Benign Reactions

This book highlights the use of green solvents,microwave irradiation,sonication,catalysts,and green chemistry principles in performing organic reactions. It provides protocols for laboratories to adopt green techniques and discusses their applications in chemical engineering, chemistry, and allied fields.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 354 pages
Publication date: 03 July 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into a wide array of organic reactions conducted under environmentally friendly conditions, surpassing the traditional methods that relied on anhydrous conditions and various volatile organic solvents. The innovative conditions employed involve the utilization of green solvents such as water, supercritical carbon dioxide, ionic liquids, polymer-supported reagents, polyethylene glycol, and perfluorous liquids. Remarkably, numerous reactions have been successfully executed in solid state, eliminating the need for solvents altogether. The majority of these reactions have been facilitated through microwave irradiation and sonication. Furthermore, catalysts like phase transfer catalysts, crown ethers, and biocatalysts have been extensively employed to enhance the efficiency of these reactions. By presenting detailed protocols that every laboratory should adopt, this book elucidates the principles of green chemistry and provides insights into the necessary planning and preparations required to transition to green laboratory techniques. It offers valuable applications relevant to practicing researchers, students, and environmental chemists, making it an essential resource for individuals engaged in chemical engineering, chemistry, and related fields.

Weight: 575g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030585150
Edition number: 3rd ed. 2021