UNIT I: NEED FOR GREEN CHEMISTRY
Introduction – Sustainability – Green Chemistry and Eco-Efficiency – Environmental Problems. INCEPTION AND
EVOLUTION OF GREEN CHEMISTRY
Twelve Principles of green chemistry, International organizations promoting green chemistry.
UNIT II: GREEN REAGENTS AND CATALYSTS
DMC – polymer supported reagents – aid catalyst’s – oxidation catalyst – polymer supported catalysts – PTC – Crown
ethers – Bio-catalysts in organic synthesis – enzyme catalyzed reactions
– microbial oxidations – microbial reductions.
UNIT III: MICROWAVE INDUCED GREEN SYNTHESIS
Microwave assisted reactions in water and organic solvents, solvent free reactions – ultrasound assisted green
synthesis – saponification, substitution – coupling reactions – Friedel – Crafts reaction – Diels-Alder reaction –
Cannizzaro reaction – Reformatsky reaction.
UNIT IV: AQUEOUS PHASE REACTIONS
Diels-Alder reactions – Claisen rearrangement – Aldol condensation – Knoevenagel reaction – Pinacol coupling –
Benzoin condensation – reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds – carbonyl compounds – aromatic compounds –
polymerization – photochemical reactions – cyclo addition – Electro-chemical synthesis – adiponitrile – sebacic acid.
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS IN SOLID STATE
Michael addition – Grignard reaction – Nuclear halogenation – Nitration – Beckmann rearrangement – Dimerisation
of fullerene – synthesis of -lactam – synthesis of aziridines – synthesis of Quinoline.
UNIT V: VERSATILE IONIC LIQUIDS AS GREEN SOLVENTS AND GREEN SYNTHESIS
Green solvents – reactions in acidic ionic liquids – neutral ionic liquids – classical examples of green synthesis –
Green synthesis of catechol and adipic acid – methyl methacrylate – furfural from biomass – synthesis of Ibuprofen
– paracetamol – citral – nicotinic acid – Ecofriendly applications of Tellurium in organic synthesis – green chemistry
in sustainable development.
TEXTBOOK(S):
Ahluwalia Kidwai, (2006) New Trends in Green Chemistry, (2nd ed.), New Delhi
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