Organometallic Processes in Water
Organometallic Processes in Water
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DOI:
10.1007/3418_2018_17
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发表时间:
2019-01-01
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Lipshutz, Bruce H.
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作者:
Gallou, Fabrice;Lipshutz, Bruce H.
During our search for sustainable alternatives for reprotoxic polar aprotic solvents, the high-impact and long-term potential of surfactant technology was identified. Based on aqueous micellar catalysis, various synthetic methodologies have been developed and implemented on scale that rely on a variety of transition-metal-catalyzed transformations, as well as other reaction types that are also amenable to this chemistry in water. Implementation typically results in significant benefits across our entire portfolio; that is, in addition to the environmental benefits, from the economic and productivity perspectives, there are also advances to be realized. Representative benefits include reduction in organic solvent consumption, water use, and cycle time, milder reaction conditions, and improved yields and selectivities, which all contribute to improved process performance and lower manufacturing costs.These surfactant-enabled reactions can be upscaled in the already existing multipurpose facilities of pharmaceutical or other chemical organizations, using a catalytic amount of a combination of a nonionic designer surfactant (e.g., TPGS-750-M) in water and a well-chosen organic cosolvent, instead of traditional and undesirable organic solvents.Further mechanistic insight gained in the course of our efforts in the field led us to the development of new and always more effective catalytic systems, of both a homogeneous and heterogeneous nature, specifically tailor-made for the medium. The potential of even more appealing synergistic effects has been clearly demonstrated. Taken together, these advances pave the way for an overall transformational, and yet environmentally responsible, approach to catalysis.