You are here:
GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES VIA MECHANOCHEMICAL MIXING OR USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN ECO-FRIENDLY MEDIA
Citation:
VARMA, R. S. GREENER CHEMICAL SYNTHESES VIA MECHANOCHEMICAL MIXING OR USING MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN ECO-FRIENDLY MEDIA. Presented at Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s 2nd Annual Conference, La Jolla, CA, May 14 - 15, 2007.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
A simple approach to rapid organic synthesis or transformation using ‘greener’ reaction conditions, especially in the context of multi-component condensation reactions that are amenable to building of libraries of compounds, is very desirable. A variety of eco-friendly reactions based on the mechanochemical mixing of neat reactants or the mild exposure of reactants to microwave irradiation in benign media such as water or polyethylene glycol for rapid one-pot assembly compounds will be described. Similar strategy for the generation of metallic or bimetallic nanomaterials in environmentally-friendly medium or in crosslinked form as nanocomposites will be presented that may find safer application in chemical synthesis.