Catalysis, green chemistry applications

Green Chemistry and Catalysis, R. A. Sheldon, I. W. C. E. Arends, and U. Hanefeld, Wiley-VCH 2007, 433 pp., ISBN 3-527-30715-9. An up-to-date advanced reference book, containing a collection of chapters on green chemistry applications in academia and industry. The subjects are ordered by reaction (oxidations, reductions, etc.) and are well presented. 

All the applications of photocatalysis have one common point they can help in obtaining processes that obey the requirements of green chemistry. In fact, many of the principles of sustainable chemistry are applied to photoinduced transformations in all areas of application [18]. The major achievement of photocatalysis is the use of catalysis and light, which are two of the pillars of sustainable chemistry. 

G. Rothenberg, Catalysis Concepts and Green Applications, Wiley-VCH Weinheim, Germany, 2008. An excellent resource for those interested in green chemistry. 

Anastas, P.T. and Warner, J.C. (1998) Green Chemistry, Theory and Practice, Oxford University Press, Oxford. Rothenberg, G. (2008) Catalysis-Concepts and Green Applications, Wdey-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, Germany. 

Although most metal-dihydrogen chemistry is carried out in organic solvents, aqueous systems have been found that have potential applications in biomimetic and green chemistry, for example, chemoselective hydrogenation catalysis.31 Protonation of a hydride complex by acids is often used13,24 and is widely applicable because it does not require an unsaturated precursor that may not be available. An example is shown in Scheme 5.3. 

There are quite a few less common heteronnclei, particularly in Elementorganic Chemistry, with highly important applications in catalysis, C—C and C—N bond forming reactions. Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacy, Green Chemistry and natnral product synthesis, to name a few, that would make studying their NMR spectroscopy highly beneficial to that part of the chemical community that occupies itself with the research, production, and distribution of these chemicals. 

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