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Water is abundant in nature, non-toxic, non-flammable and renewable and could therefore be safer and economical for the chemical industrywherever it is used as a solvent. This book provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the use of water as a solvent for metalcatalysis, illustrating the enormous potential of water in developing new catalytic transformations for fi ne chemicals and molecular materialssynthesis. A group of international experts cover the most important metalcatalyzed reactions in water and bring together cutting-edge resultsfrom recent literature with the first-hand knowledge gained by the chapter authors. This is a must-have book for scientists in academiaand industry involved in the fi eld of catalysis, greener organic synthetic methods, water soluble ligands and catalyst design, as well as for teachers and students interested in innovative and sustainable chemistry.
List of contents
PREFACE METAL-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLINGS OF ARYL HALIDES TO FORM C - C BONDS IN AQUEOUS MEDIA Introduction Aqueous-Phase Cross-Coupling Using Hydrophilic CatalystsCross-Coupling in Aqueous Media Using Hydrophobic Ligands Heterogeneous Catalysts in Aqueous Media Special Reaction Conditions Homogeneous Aqueous-Phase Modification of Biomolecules Conclusion METAL-CATALYZED C - H BOND ACTIVATION AND C - C BOND FORMATION IN WATER Introduction Catalytic Formation of C - C Bonds from spC - H Bonds in Water Activation of sp2C - H Bonds for Catalytic C - C Bond Formation in Water Activation of sp3C - H Bonds for Catalytic C - C Bond Formation in Water Conclusion CATALYTIC NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS OF ALKYNES IN WATER Introduction Catalytic Nucleophilic Additions of Terminal Alkynes with Carbonyl Derivatives Addition of Terminal Alkyne to Imine, Tosylimine, Iminium Ion, and Acyl Iminium Ion Direct Conjugate Addition of Terminal Alkynes Conclusions WATER-SOLUBLE HYDROFORMYLATION CATALYSIS Introduction Hydroformylation of Light C2 - C5 Alkenes in the RCH/RP Process Hydroformylation of Alkenes Heavier than C5 Innovative Expansions Conclusion GREEN CATALYTIC OXIDATIONS IN WATERIntroduction Examples of Water-Soluble Ligands Enzymatic Oxidations Biomimetic Oxidations Epoxidation, Dihydroxylation, and Oxidative Cleavage of Olefins Alcohol Oxidations Sulfoxidations in Water Conclusions and Future Outlook HYDROGENATION AND TRANSFER HYDROGENATION IN WATER Introduction Water-Soluble Ligands Hydrogenation in Water Transfer Hydrogenation in Water Role of Water Concluding Remarks CATALYTIC REARRANGEMENTS AND ALLYLATION REACTIONS IN WATER Introduction Rearrangements Allylation Reactions Conclusion ALKENE METATHESIS IN WATERIntroduction Examples of Applications of Olefin Metathesis in Aqueous Media Conclusions and Outlook NANOCATALYSIS IN WATER Introduction Nanocatalysis Effects of Size of Nanocatalysts Transition-Metal Nanoparticles Catalytic Applications of Transition-Metal-Based Nanomaterials Pd Nanoparticles in Organic Synthesis Nanogold Catalysis Copper Nanoparticles Ruthenium Nanocatalysts Magnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Cobalt Nanoparticles Conclusion INDEX
About the author
Pierre H. Dixneuf is professor of chemistry at the University of Rennes, now Emeritus Professor. He has created a team on Organometallic Chemistry and Catalysis, and in 2000 he founded the Research Institute of Chemistry of Rennes. He has developed successively several processes in ruthenium catalysed reactions: transformations of alkynes, incorporation of CO2, ruthenium-vinylidenes and allenylidenes in catalysis, catalytic synthesis of heterocycles, alkene metahesis catalysts and applications, C-H bond activation including in water. He has designed many new ruthenium catalysts especially involving metal-carbene bond. He has published more than 380 papers, edited 2 books and owns 5 patents. He is a member of Institute Universitaire de France (IUF) since 2000.
Summary
Water is abundant in nature, non-toxic, non-flammable and renewable and could therefore be safer and economical for the chemical industry
wherever it is used as a solvent. This book provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the use of water as a solvent for metal
catalysis, illustrating the enormous potential of water in developing new catalytic transformations for fi ne chemicals and molecular materials
synthesis. A group of international experts cover the most important metalcatalyzed reactions in water and bring together cutting-edge results
from recent literature with the first-hand knowledge gained by the chapter authors. This is a must-have book for scientists in academia
and industry involved in the fi eld of catalysis, greener organic synthetic methods, water soluble ligands and catalyst design, as well as for teachers and students interested in innovative and sustainable chemistry.
Report
"Overall the book is recommendable to get a broad overview over state-of-the-art metal-catalyzed reaction in and on water as well as to get inspiration to improve the greenness of a process." ( Green Processing and Synthesis , 16 October 2014 )
