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Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science

Organic Synthesis in Water and Supercritical Water

  • 1st Edition - June 19, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Inamuddin, Rajender Boddula, Abdullah M. Asiri
  • Language: English

Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Organic Synthesis in Water and Supercritical Water provides an in-depth review of purificat… Read more

Description

Green Sustainable Process for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Organic Synthesis in Water and Supercritical Water provides an in-depth review of purification and extraction methods for medicinal, analytical, engineering and bioactive compounds utilizing green chemistry protocols. It focuses on the synthesis of natural products and drugs, using industrial green solvents, water, supercritical water, and more. The book explores applications in organic synthesis and processing, including aqueous and non-aqueous promoted reactions. Aqueous media and supercritical water involved in organic synthesis are discussed for industrial use. Final sections cover green solvent assisted organic synthesis, such as addition, rearrangement, condensation, and more.

Key features

  • Provides a broad overview of green solvents for sustainable organic synthesis
  • Compares water and supercritical water as green solvents vs. conventional solvents
  • Outlines eco-friendly organic synthesis and chemical processes using water/supercritical water
  • Includes industrial/pharmaceutical production development using water and supercritical water as solvents
  • Outlines synthetic methods for polymers, drugs etc., using water and supercritical water as solvents

Readership

Post-graduates, researchers, academics in chemistry, environmental, analytical, biotechnology, and other interdisciplinary fields of science, biochemical engineering, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and polymer science.

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Oxidation and reduction reactions in water

3. Oxidation and reduction reactions in supercritical water

4. Micelle-assisted organic synthesis in water

5. Organic synthesis in aqueous vs non-aqueous media

6. Protection and deprotection reactions in water

7. Regioselective synthesis in water

8. Stereoselective organic synthesis in water

9. Stereospecific organic synthesis in water

10. Green organic synthesis in supercritical water

11. Addition-type reactions in water

12. Condensation reactions in water

13. Alkylation reactions in water

14. Ring-opening reactions in water

15. Value-added chemical synthesis in supercritical water

16. Organometallics synthesis in supercritical water

17. Allylation reactions in water

18. Olefin methasis in water

19. Phenolic compounds synthesis in water

20. Cycloadditions and Diels-Alder reactions in water

21. Fluoroorganics in water

22. Polymer synthesis in water and supercritical water

23. Heterocyclics synthesis in water

24. Hydrogenation reactions in water

25. Cyclodextrin-assisted organic synthesis in water

26. Biological-active organic synthesis in water

27. Catalyst-free organic synthesis in water

28. Multi component organic synthesis in water

29. Grignard reactions in water

30. C-H activation reactions in water

31. Carbohydrate synthesis in supercritical water

32. C-N formation reactions in water

33. Coupling reactions in water

34. Bio-fuel production in water

35. Halide synthesis in water

36. Employing green catalysis for organic synthesis in supercritical water

37. State of the art and perspectives of aqueous organic synthesis

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 23, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

I

Inamuddin

Dr. Inamuddin, is an Assistant professor at Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and young researcher of the year award-2020 of the university. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors and bending actuators.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

RB

Rajender Boddula

Prof. Dr. Rajender Boddula currently serves as an Associate Professor, in the School of Sciences, at Woxsen University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is also an Adjunct Professor, at Graphic Era Hill University, in India. He attained his MSc in Organic Chemistry, (Kakatiya University, 2008) and PhD from Kakatiya University and CSIR–Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India (2014). His doctoral work focused on polyaniline-based materials for supercapacitor and catalytic applications, which laid a strong interdisciplinary foundation for his research career. Following his doctorate, Dr. Boddula pursued a distinguished postdoctoral trajectory across several major global research centers. He was awarded the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship (CAS-PIFI) and conducted research at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, in Beijing. He further refined his expertise as a postdoctoral researcher at the National Tsing-Hua University, in Taiwan, and at the Center for Advanced Materials, at Qatar University. His postdoctoral work encompassed advanced novel nanomaterials, drug delivery, catalysis, hydrogen energy, and CO₂ valorization, driving sustainable solutions for energy and environmental challenges. Professor Boddula’ s major research interests span next-gen materials, green catalysis, environmental remediation, sustainable energy conversion & storage technologies, and hydrogen energy.

Affiliations and expertise
School of Sciences, Woxsen University, Hyderabad 502345, Telangana, India.

AA

Abdullah M. Asiri

Prof. Abdullah M. Asiri is the Head of the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University since October 2009 and he is the founder and the Director of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) since 2010 till date. He is the Professor of Organic Photochemistry. His research interest covers color chemistry, synthesis of novel photochromic and thermochromic systems, synthesis of novel coloring matters and dyeing of textiles, materials chemistry, nanochemistry and nanotechnology, polymers and plastics. A major achievement of Prof. Asiri is the discovery of tribochromic compounds, a class of compounds which change from slightly or colorless to deep colored when subjected to small pressure or when grind. This discovery was introduced to the scientific community as a new terminology published by IUPAC in 2000. This discovery was awarded a patent from European Patent office and from UK patent. He is also a member of the Editorial Board of various journals of international repute. He is the Vice- President of Saudi Chemical Society (Western Province Branch). He holds four USA patents, more than 800 Publications in international journals, seven book chapters, and ten books
Affiliations and expertise
Chemistry Department, Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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