Greener Synthesis of Organic Compounds

This book provides an interdisciplinary, integrative overview of environmental problem-solving using mild reaction conditions, green reagents, waste free and energy efficient synthesis in both industry and academic world

Professor Ahindra Nag, B.Tech, M.Sc ,Ph.D, FIC, DEM has got teaching experiences of thirty four years in Chemistry Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He has published one hundred research papers, ten text books and three patents. He has guided fourteen research scholars and was invited as a Visiting Professor in Rome (Italy), Academia Sinica(Taiwan) and Tennessee (USA) institutes. He is the editorial member of different international Journals and is also secretary of International Green Chemistry Society.

Chapter 1 Green Chemistry and Green Catalysts Chapter 2 New greener developments in direct amidation of carboxylic acids Chapter 3 Greener Methods for Halogenation of Aromatic Compounds Chapter 4 Microwave as a Greener Alternative in the Synthesis of Organic Compounds Chapter 5 Photochemical reactions as a useful and easy to implement and scale up, new method for the synthesis of chemicals Chapter 6 Bioctalysis in Green Solvents Chapter 7 Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling in Continuous Flow Chapter 8 Synthesis of Bioactive Heterocyclic Compounds Chapter 9 The Use of Small Particle Catalysts in Pursuit of Green and Sustainable Chemistry Chapter 10 Greener Organic Transformations by Plant -Derived Water Extract Ashes Chapter 11 The application of starch in the synthesis of N-substitutd pyrroles by a simple and green route Chapter 12 Greener Synthesis of Potential Drugs Chapter 13 Selected Green Efforts to Utilization of Carbohydrates Chapter 14 Greener Synthesis of Natural Products Chapter 15 The Prelude of Green Syntheses of Drugs and Natural Products Chapter 16 Biosynthesis of Natural Products Problems and Answers