Organic Transformations in Water

1) An Introduction to Organic Transformations in Water 2) Chemistry of "on-water" Reactions 3) Chemistry of "in-water" Reactions: Spotlight on Micellar and Phase-Transfer Catalysis 4) Physicochemical Aspects of "on-water" and "in-water" Reactions 5) C-H Activation Reactions in Aqueous Medium 6) Recent Developments of Multicomponent Reactions in Water 7) Pericyclic Reactions in Water 8) Olefin Metathesis in Water: Recent Progress and Challenges 9) Oxidation and Reduction Reactions in Water 10) Radical Reactions in Water 11) Carbene Reactions in Water 12) Nucleophilic Addition and Substitution Reactions in Water 13) Asymmetric Organic Reactions in Water 14) Organocatalytic Reactions in Water 15) Electrocatalysis in Water 16) Visible Light Photocatalysis in Water 17) Industrial Applications of Organic Reactions in Water

Gopinathan Anilkumar is Professor of Organic Chemistry at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala (India). After obtaining his Ph.D., he did postdoctoral studies at the University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) with Prof. B. Zwanenburg, Osaka University (Japan) with Professor Y. Kita, Temple University (USA) with Prof. F. A. Davis, and Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (Germany) with Prof. M. Beller. He then was a senior scientist at AstraZeneca, India. His research interests lie in the areas of organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, heterocycles and catalysis. He has published more than 190 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 7 patents, and edited two books entitled "Copper Catalysis in Organic Synthesis" (Wiley-VCH, 2020) and "Green Organic Reactions" (Springer, 2021). Nissy Ann Harry is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Catholicate College in Pathanamthitta (Kerala, India). She obtained her Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi University (India) in 2021 under the guidance of Prof. Gopinathan Anilkumar. Her research interests include organic synthesis, catalysis and green chemistry. She has published > 25 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and two book chapters. Sankuviruthiyil M. Ujwaldev is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur (Kerala, India). He obtained his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the School of Chemical Sciences at Mahatma Gandhi University (India) in 2021 under the guidance of Prof. Gopinathan Anilkumar. He has published > 26 papers in peer-reviewed journals and one book chapter.