Green Chemistry Highlights Archive

Issue 1, 2004

Structure of ionic liquids
Heterogeneous catalysts for Diels-Alder and aldol reactions
Asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis
Kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols
Epoxidation of alkenes in ionic liquids
Photochemical water splitting-summary of a recent debate

Issue 2, 2004

Solvent and waste free indium catalyzed enolate addition to alkynes
Fluorous chemistry without fluorous solvents
A green route to chiral amines
CO2 as building block
Multistep parallel synthesis of isoxazolines with ionic liquids as common phase
Selectivity control in aldol reactions in compressed CO2 via pressure adjustment
Predictions of air pollution and climate effects in a global hydrogen economy

Issue 3, 2004

Ligand modulated Heck vinylation with molecular oxygen as oxidant
A new thermoregulated solvent system for recycling of catalysts
Spectroscopic determination of Lewis and Br�nsted acidity in ionic liquids
Silica-immobilized catalysts for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones
Acceleration of multicomponent reactions in water
Sustainability - changes which pay

Issue 4, 2004

Chemo- and stereoselective solid state photodecarbonylation for the synthesis of natural products
One-pot process for the synthesis of allylic amines via microwave acceleration
Heterogeneous mercury sensor
Palladium nanoparticles as enantioselective catalysts for allylic alkylations
A green, catalytic way to ethers
Metal free enantioselective aza-Henry reactions

Issue 5, 2004

In situ spectroscopy if heterogeneous catalysts in supercritical solvents
Vapor phase epoxidation of propene over mesoporous titanosilicate with gold nanoparticles
Solvent-resistant nanofiltration for the recycling of the Co-Jacobsen catalyst
Green hydration of nitriles in water
Theoretical insights in reactions related to processes with potential for environmentally benign developments

Issue 6, 2004

Oxidation of bezene to phenol with O2 over rhenium/zeolite catalysts
Supercritical water as reaction medium for selective aerobic oxidations
Aerobic oxidations using N-hydroxysaccharin (NHS) as promoter
Nanoparticle catalysis in plastics swelling in supercritical CO2
Asymmetric lactone synthesis with Sn/beta-zeolite and H2O2
Styrene monooxygenase in asymmetric epoxidations with molecular oxygen
Focus on ionic liquids: electrosynthesis in ionic liquids
Ionic liquids as solvents for highly active and enantioselective poly(ethylene glycol)-lipases
Ionic liquids a reaction medium for living cationic polymerizations
Immobilization of Pd nanoparticles on molecular sieves by ionic liquids - solvent-free hydrogenation of olefins
Gold nanoparticles modified with ionic liquids
Physicochemical properties of IL [BMIM][PF6]
Comparison of rate constants for solvent displacement in chromium complexes using ILs and common solvents

Issue 7, 2004

Apo-ferritin cages as carriers for Pd-nanoclusters - catalytic size selective hydrogenation
Sol-gel catalysts for the Heck vinylation of aryl iodides with subsequent photocyclization
Solvent-free ketone hydrogenations
Modified binap ligands for highly enantioselective hydrogenations of -aryle ketoesters in ionic liquids
Novel non fluorous ionic liquids from non-nutritive sweeteners
Ruthenuim catalyzed metathesis with subsequent isomerization

Issue 8, 2004

Green and ultra-deep desulfurization of diesel
Application of sonochemistry to aymmetric heterogeneous catalysis
Electroorganic solid phase synthesis

Issue 9, 2004

Gas-liquid-solid-hydrogenations in a microfluidic device
Hemilabile P^O ligand grafted on mesoporous silicas for bifunctional catalysis
High enantioselectivities in asymmetric epoxidations with iminium salt catalysts
Enantioselective photoadditions of alcohols to olefines in scCO2
Asymmetric hydrogenation by in situ-screening using a phosphoramidite ligand library
Cholin hydroxide as IL and base catalyst

Issue 10, 2004

Synthesis of chiral mesoporous silica
Menthol synthesis using Ir-beta zeolites
Asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins using simple PHOX-iridium catalysts
Enantioselective synthesis of -amino phosphonates
Direct hydrogen peroxide synthesis with palladium resin catalysts

Issue 11, 2004

Generation of nanosized drug particles using supercritical fluids
Coupling of alkynes with acid chlorides in water
Enantioselective imine hydrogenations with Ir-complexes bearing olefins as steering ligands
Synthesis of acetic acid by direct oxidation of methane in the presence of Pd2+, Cu2+ and O2
Platinum nanowires by chemical synthesis using a polyol process
Mesoporous, Pd-coated silica as efficient heterogeneous catalyst for Heck reactions

Issue 12, 2004

Direct ester condensation with water tolerant Zr and Hf catalysts
Alkylarene oxidation with molecular oxygen
Incorporation of bromide into supported Pd catalysts enhances H2 to H2O2 oxidation
Environmentally benign synthesis of cyclic amines with Cp*Ir catalysts
Ionic liquids as safe reaction media in exothermic polymerizations

Issue 2, 2005

Asymmetric hydrogenation catalysts derived by noncovalent anchoring on aluminosilicates
Carbon nanotube polymer nanocomposites prepared in the presence of supercritical CO2
Ionic liquid-CO2 media for catalytic, enantioselective hydrogenation of imines
Magnetic carbon coated nanoparticles as catalyst carriers for the production of fine chemicals

Issue 3, 2005

Lipase-catalyzed esterification in liquid poly(ethylene glycol) and supercritical CO2
Mesoporous chromium oxide as efficient removal/oxidation material for volatile organic compounds
Water soluble ruthenium catalysts for catalytic reduction of CO2 to HCOOH
Benzylation of arenes and heteroarenes with transition metal complexes
Novel proline derivatives as organocatalysts in multiple asymmetric C-C bond forming reactions

Issue 4, 2005

Tunable desymmetrization of catalytic reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide
Highly regioselective hydroformation SILP catalysts with long term stability
Waste-free and clean oxidation of polysaccharides
Enantioselective hydrogenation in the presence of ferrocenylphosphine-phosphoramidite ligands
Towards a mechanism for propene epoxidation over gold-titania catalysts
�60 million DTI funding for innovative technologies

Issue 5, 2005

Hollow, mesoporous silica spheres by hydrothermal synthesis in SCCO2/H2O mixtures
Epoxidation of alkenee via electrosynthetical in situ generation of H2O2 in ionic liquids
Natural amino acids as anions in 20 novel ionic liquids
Highly selective synthesis of (all-rac)-?-tocopherol in supercritical carbon dioxide
Novel mechanism for the decay of organic aerosols in the atmosphere

Issue 6, 2006

Highly active and enantioselective hydroformylation with Rh catalysts
Enantioselective dynamic kinetic resolution of azlactones with second generation organocatalysts
Transition metal nanoparticle fragmentation by laser irradiation in ionic liquids

Issue 7, 2005

Biocatalytic asymmetric epoxidation with electrochemical regeneration of monoxygenase
Enantioselective transfer hydrogenation with recyclable ruthenium catalysts in ionic liquids
Combinatorial ligand optimization for asymmetric olefin hydrogenations using mixtures of monodentate P-compounds
Noncovalent anchoring of cationic homogeneous catalysts on polystyrene based latices

Issue 8, 2005

Self-supported Noyori-type catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones
Increased hydrogen storage capacity in chemically activated MgH2
Rate acceleration of organic transformations by reactions on water
Green industrial applications of N-vinylformamide

Issue 9, 2005

Molecular oxygen oxidizes nitrobenzene selectively in the presence of polyoxometalate catalyst
Drastic enhancement of enantioselectivity and conversion by combining chiral and achiral ligands in Rh-catalyzed hydrogenations
Kyoto in the US after all - hybrid electric shuttle buses for the Bronx
Solar power for Manchester’s CIS tower
Chemical industry in the UK performs much greener

Issue 10, 2005

Conversion of a liquid into an ionic liquid - and vice versa - by adding/removing compressed CO2
Highly enantioselective Rh and Pd-catalyzed reactions with an air stable P-chiral phosphine ligand
Efficient and simple destruction of trichlorophenol by NaNO2-O2
Chemoselective ?-aminoalcohol synthesis in water
Recent developments in BASF’s contributions to sustainability

Issue 11, 2005

Aerobic epoxidation of alkenes by supported polyoxometalate stabilized metal nanoparticles
Ionic liquids behave like normal solvents in substitution reactions at metal complexes
Anaerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones in water

Issue 12, 2005

Selective hydrocarbon oxidations with tunable gold catalysts
Diimide as reagent for catalytic environmentally friendly aerobic hydrogenation of olefins
AuIII/La2O3 catalysts oxidize CO at 298 K with no need for Au0

Issue 1, 2006

Sugar catalysts for the production of biodiesel
Boehmite nanofibers as hosts for Rhodium nanoparticles - hydrogenation of arenes under mild conditions
Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of imines with br�nsted acids
Homogeneous catalysis meets biocatalysts - Papain modifi9ed Rh-phosphites as hydrogenation catalysts
Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Student Award in Green Chemistry
Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry
Green Chemistry Institute Sabbatical/Fellow Program

Issue 2, 2006

Tetreazole derived catalysts for asymmetric malonate conjugate addition to enones
Exceptionally high carbon dioxide storage in metal organic frameworks
Copper nanoparticles in quasi-homoheneous methanol syntheses
Water-alcohol solutions as solvents for organocatalytic asymmetric expoxidation
Eden Project opens one of the most sustainable buildings in the world

Issue 3, 2006

Selectivity limitations in partial oxidations of styrene
Highly enantioselective Diels-Alder reactions by DNA induced chirality transfer
Efficient propylene epoxidation over supported gold catalysts using trimethylamine as promoter
Phenol synthesis by oxidation of benzene with molecular oxygen
Voluntary program for the reduction of hydrofluorocarbons in the production of refrigerators and freezers
EPA energy star label for battery chargers

Issue 4, 2006

Polymers as hydrogen storage materials - large capacities by intrinsic microporosity
Enantioselective hydrogenations in water with monodentate phosphoramidite rhodium complexes
Recyclable copper catalysts for carbene transfer in biphasic IL/organic phase reactions
Highly regioselective allylic alkylations via salt-free iron catalysis
Simply reusable homogeneous metathesis catalyst
McGill University establishes green chemistry chair position

Issue 5, 2006

Microchip based high speed combined catalysis and analysis
Novel polysilozane catalysts in liquid/liquid separable systems
Size and geometry affects catalytic properties of nanoparticles
Design of hyperstable proteins by rationally destabilizing the unfolded state
2006 Sustainability congress award for Henkel

Issue 6, 2006

Introduction of chiral information into chemical reactions via chiral reaction media/catalysts and chiral crystals
Production of linear n-alkenes via catalytic dehydrogenation-metathesis-hydrogenation catalysis

Issue 7, 2006

Novel CO2-philes for stabilized H2O/CO2-microemulsions
IR-induced mode selective chemistry in reactions at surfaces
Achiral metal complex and chiral amine yield asymmetric catalysts for transfer hydrogenation
Tamiflu supply problem supplied by two new synthesis routes
Reduction of poverty is inevitable for global sustainability

Issue 8, 2006

Novel hydrogelators for controlled, enzyme-catalyzed drug release
Three new C-C bonds and four stereocenters in one organocatalytic reaction cascade
Increased hydrogen storage capacity in metal-organic frameworks by designed use of spillover
Laboratory safety of ionic liquids
2006 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Issue 9, 2006

How does industry make drug candidate molecules?
Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in aqueous solution
Immobilization of asymmetric hydrogenation catalysts on ion-exchange resins
Gold nanoparticles as chemoselective catalysts for the oxidation of allylic alcohols

Issue 10, 2006

CO2 and argon dependant sufactant switch
Crystalline walls in a mesoporous aluminosilicate
Ketone reduction with "designer cells" at high substrate concentrations
Implementation Action Plan of the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry
Carbon dioxide storage testing in Ketzin

Issue 11, 2006

Biphasic catalysis with high-melting ionic liquids in the presence of CO2 - rational exploitation of melting point depression
Taking micelles for a ride - thermoreversible transportation of polymer micelles between an ionic liquid and water
Molecular rhodium clusters as hydrogen storage materials with redox switchability for H2 uptake and loss
Environmental kids club

Issue 12, 2006

Reflections on the development of green chemistry topics over the last three years
Current status of fuel cell technology
Green solvents in organic synthesis
Water amplifies hydrophobic interactions in non-covalent organocatalytic reactions
Thank you!!!

Green Chemistry Highlights archive

Highlights - 2004

Highlights - 2005

Highlights - 2006

About this Journal

Read the Journal

ReSourCe

Explore the Journal

Customer Services

Tools