Microwave-assisted organic synthesis green chemistry

Microwave energy is a key enabling technology in achieving the objective of sustainable (green) chemistry. It has been shown that solvent-free conditions are especially suited to microwave-assisted organic synthesis, because reactions can be run... 

Ameta, C., Ameta, K. L., Sharma, B. K., Ameta, R. (2014) Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis A Need of the Day. In Green Chemistry Fundamentals and Application, Ameta, S. C., Ameta, R. (Eds.) New Jersey Apple Academic Press, 283-215. 

According to Scheme 2.1 the principles of green chemistry can be condensed to the word productively [16]. Two main goals are to eliminate or minimize the use of volatile organic solvents in modern syntheses and to reduce energy inputs. Development of new synthetic solvent-free methods with microwave assistance is an important topic of research with growing popularity, because solvent-free reactions reduce solvents usage, simplify synthesis and separation procedures, prevent waste, and avoid the hazards and toxicity associated with the use of solvents [135]. 

Thus, the use of metal-loaded cross-linked CD-based polymers is part of a green chemistry approach for organic synthesis, as much for the versatility of the potential catalytic applications as for their use under microwave assistance and their recyclability. Furthermore, the high absorption of organic compounds in nanosponges, associated with their chiral environments, place this material for promising applications in sustainable chemistry. 

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