Title:Green Solvents in Organic Synthesis: An Overview
VOLUME: 17 ISSUE: 11
Author(s):Karem Shanab, Catharina Neudorfer, Eva Schirmer and Helmut Spreitzer
Affiliation:Department of Drug and Natural Product Synthesis, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Keywords:Green solvents, Solvents, Green chemistry, Alternative solvents, Ionic liquids, Fluorous solvents, Supercritical carbon dioxide,
Carbonates.
Abstract:Research concerning green solvents is focused on reducing environmental damages due to the use of toxic solvents in organic
chemistry. Hence, there have been developed a lot of solvent-free processes as well as more efficient recycling protocols in the last decades.
Unfortunately, these approaches have their limitations. Therefore, the authors review different environmentally benign solvent alternatives.
This report highlights reactions using water, fluorous solvents, ionic liquids, organic carbonates, supercritical carbon dioxide,
as well as biosolvents instead of conventional organic solvents.
