Heteropoly acids-catalyzed organic reactions in water: doubly green reactions

Special Issue: "Organic Reactions in Green Solvents".

To overcome the well-established drawbacks of conventional organic solvents (toxicity, non-biodegradability, flammability, accumulation in the atmosphere) remarkable research efforts have been recently devoted to the replacement of traditional organic reaction media by the so-called Green Solvents. In this sense, the choice of a safe, non-toxic, biorenewable and cheap reaction media is a crucia...

Organic reactions catalyzed by rhenium carbonyl complexes.

Spotlights: Use of Montmorillonites in organic reactions

Maryam Mashhadinezhad was born in Rasht, Guilan, I. R. Iran. She received her B. Sc in chemistry in 2009 from the University of Guilan and her M.Sc. in organic chemistry in 2011 from the same University. She is studying under the supervision of Dr. Farhad Shirini for her Ph. D. Her research interests include the use of heterogeneous catalysts in organic reactions.

Spotlights: Use of Montmorillonites in organic reactions

Maryam Mashhadinezhad was born in Rasht, Guilan, I. R. Iran. She received her B. Sc in chemistry in 2009 from the University of Guilan and her M.Sc. in organic chemistry in 2011 from the same University. She is studying under the supervision of Dr. Farhad Shirini for her Ph. D. Her research interests include the use of heterogeneous catalysts in organic reactions.

(Salen)Mn(III) Catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation Reactions by Hydrogen Peroxide in Water: A Green Protocol

Enantioselective epoxidation reactions of some chosen reactive alkenes by a chiral Mn(III) salen catalyst were performed in H₂O employing H₂O₂ as oxidant and diethyltetradecylamine N-oxide (AOE-14) as surfactant. This procedure represents an environmentally benign protocol which leads to e.e. values ranging from good to excellent (up to 95%).