Handbook of Green Chemistry - Green Solvents

THE PRINCIPLES OF AND REASONS FOR USING WATER AS A SOLVENT FOR GREEN CHEMISTRY
Introduction
Binding Two Species Together Driven by the Hydrophobic Effect in Water
Aromatic Chlorination
Acylation of Cyclodextrins by a Bound Ester
Mimics of Metalloenzymes Using the Hydrophobic Effect in Water
Mimics of the Enzyme Ribonuclease
Mimics of Enzymes that Use Pyridoxamine Phosphate and Pyridoxal Phosphate as Coenzymes
Artificial Enzymes Carrying Mimics of Thiamine Pyrophosphate
Enolizations and Aldol Condensations
Hydrophobic Acceleration of Diels-Alder Reactions
Selectivities in Water Induced by the Hydrophobic Effect - Carbonyl Reductions
Selectivities in Water Induced by the Hydrophobic Effect - Oxidations
Using Hydrophobic Effects in Water to Determine the Geometries of Transition States for Some Important Reactions
Conclusion
GREEN ACID CATALYSIS IN WATER
Introduction
Lewis Acids in Water
Chiral Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reactions in Water
Bronsted Acid Catalysis in Pure Water
Conclusion and Perspective
GREEN BASES IN WATER
Introduction
Types of Bases and Their Use from a Green Point of View
Liquid-Liquid Processes
Solid-Liquid Processes
GREEN OXIDATION IN WATER
Introduction
Water-Soluble Ligands
Oxidations Catalyzed by Metalloporphyrins and Metallophthalocyanines
Epoxidation and Dihydroxylation of Olefins in Aqueous Media
Alcohol Oxidations in Aqueous Media
Aldehyde and Ketone Oxidations in Water
Sulfoxidations in Water
Conclusion
GREEN REDUCTION IN WATER
Introduction
Water-Soluble Ligands
Hydrogenation in Water
Transfer Hydrogenation in Water
Role of Water
Conclusion
COUPLING REACTIONS IN WATER
Introduction
Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds and Derivatives
Reaction of Alkenes and Alkynes
Reaction of Organic Halides and Derivatives
Conclusion
"ON WATER" FOR GREEN CHEMISTRY
Introduction
Pericyclic Reactions
Addition of Heteronucleophiles to Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds
Enantioselective Direct Aldol

Series Editor:
Paul T. Anastas joined Yale University as Professor and iserves as the Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale. From 2004-2006, Paul Anastas has been the Director of the Green Chemistry Institute in Washington, D.C. Until June of 2004 he served as Assistant Director for Environment at e White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where his responsibilities included a wide range of environmental science issues including furthering international public-private cooperation in areas of Science for Sustainability such as Green Chemistry. In 1991, he established the industry-government-university partnership Green Chemistry Program, which was expanded to include basic research, and the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. He has published and edited several books in the field of Green Chemistry and developed the 12 principles of Green Chemistry.
 
Volume Editor:
Professor Chao-Jun Li received his Ph.D at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) and did a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University (USA). He was on the faculty at Tulane University (New Orleans, USA) until 2003. Since 2003, he has been at McGill University where he currently holds a Canada Research Chair (in Green Chemistry) and an E. B. Eddy Chair Professorship. He has published over 300 scientific publications and received numerous awards including the US Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award and the Canadian Green Chemistry and Engineering Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (Academy of Science) and is an Associate Editor for "Green Chemistry" of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).