Organic Transformations in Water - Principles and Applications

The book highlights recent advances in the field of organic synthesis using water as the solvent, covering almost all types of transformations as well as applications in catalysis and industry.

List of contents

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

About the author

Gopinathan Anilkumar is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University in Kerala, India. His research interests lie in the areas of organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry, heterocycles, and catalysis. He has published more than 215 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 7 patents, 11 book chapters, and edited two books. Nissy Ann Harry is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Catholicate College in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India, since 2021. Her research interests include organic synthesis, catalysis, and green chemistry. Sankuviruthiyil M. Ujwaldev is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Sree Kerala Varma College in Thrissur, Kerala, India, since 2022. His research interests include synthetic organic chemistry and transition metal catalysis.

Product details

• Assisted by: Gopinathan Anilkumar (Editor), Nissy Ann Harry (Editor), Nissy Ann Harry (Editor), Sankuviruthiyil M Ujwaldev (Editor), Sankuviruthiyil M. Ujwaldev (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2024
• EAN: 9783527353774
• ISBN: 978-3-527-35377-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 25 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 666 g
• Illustrations: 5 SW-Abb., 10 Tabellen
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Organic chemistry; Chemie, Organische Chemie, Technische Chemie, chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Technische u. Industrielle Chemie, Methods - Synthesis & Techniques, Organische Chemie / Methoden, Synthesen, Verfahren, Sustainable Chemistry & Green Chemistry, Nachhaltige u. Grüne Chemie, Grüne Chemie