Sustainable catalysis, without metals or other endangered elements. Part 1 / edited by Michael North, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michael North

Contributor:

North, Michael, editor.

Series:

RSC green chemistry series ; Number 40.

RSC Green Chemistry, 1757-7039 ; Number 40

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focussing on catalysis without metals or other endangered elements, this book is an important reference for researchers working in catalysis and green chemistry.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; References; Part 1; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Perspective; References; Chapter 2 Base Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis; 2.1 Nitrogenated Lewis Bases; 2.1.1 Acylations and Silylations of Alcohols and Amines, C-Acylation; 2.1.2 Amide and Ester Formation; 2.1.3 CO2 Activation; 2.1.4 Baylis-Hillman Reactions; 2.1.5 Aldol Reactions and Unsaturated Carbonyl Compound Formation; 2.1.6 Cycloadditions; 2.1.7 Conjugate Additions; 2.1.8 Synthesis of Heterocycles; 2.1.9 Methylation and Transesterification Reactions; 2.1.10 Bromination Reactions

2.1.11 Miscellaneous Reactions2.2 Proline and Proline Derivatives; 2.2.1 Knoevenagel Reaction in Domino Methodologies; 2.2.2 Aldol and Mannich Reactions; 2.2.3 Multicomponent Reactions; 2.2.4 Synthesis of Aromatic Compounds. (Formal) Cycloaddition Reactions; 2.3 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes; 2.3.1 Acyl Anion Chemistry; 2.3.2 Enolate and Homoenolate Chemistry; 2.3.3 Dipolar Cycloadditions; 2.3.4 Transesterification Reactions; 2.3.5 Redox Reactions with NHCs; 2.3.6 Nucleophilic Catalysis; 2.3.7 Polymerisations; References; Chapter 3 Homogeneous Acid Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis

3.1 Historical Perspective3.2 Mechanisms of Acid Catalysis; 3.3 Solvent Effects on Acid Catalysis; 3.3.1 Acid Catalysis in High-temperature and Supercritical Fluids; 3.3.2 Acid Catalysis in Ionic Liquids; 3.4 Recent Developments in Acid-catalysed Reactions in Green Chemistry; 3.5 Conclusions and Future Outlook; References; Chapter 4 Heterogeneous Acid Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Major Groups of Solid Acid Catalysts; 4.2.1 Sulfated Metal Oxides; 4.2.2 Sulfated Carbons; 4.3 Uses of Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts; 4.3.1 Friedel-Crafts Acylation

4.3.2 Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts in the Synthesis of Biodiesel4.3.3 Production of Furans from Biomass-derived Sources; 4.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Proline as an Asymmetric Organocatalyst; 5.1 The Rediscovery of Proline Catalysis: Asymmetric Aldol Reactions; 5.2 Mechanistic Considerations; 5.3 Michael Reactions; 5.4 Mannich Reactions; 5.5 Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reactions; 5.6 α-Functionalisation ; 5.6.1 α-Amination of Ketones and Aldehydes ; 5.6.2 Aminoxylation of Ketones and Aldehydes; 5.6.3 α-Alkylation ; 5.6.4 α-Allylation ; 5.6.5 α-Anomerisation ; 5.6.6 α-Fluorination

5.6.7 α-Chlorination 5.6.8 α-Sulfamidation of α-Branched Aldehydes ; 5.7 Cycloadditions; 5.7.1 Diels-Alder Reactions; 5.7.2 Knoevenagel-Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions; 5.7.3 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition; 5.7.4 [3+2] Cyclisation; 5.8 Formation/Ring Opening of Epoxides and Cyclopropanes; 5.9 Oxidative Coupling; 5.10 Selected Process-scale Application of Proline Catalysis; 5.11 Where to, Asymmetric Proline Catalysis?; 5.12 Expansion of the Field of Proline Organocatalysis; References; Chapter 6 Prolinamides as Asymmetric Organocatalysts; 6.1 Aldol Reaction

6.1.1 Prolinamides as Organocatalysts in Aldol Reactions

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 11, 2015).

ISBN:

9781523101993

1523101997

9781782622093

1782622098