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Background to Green Chemistry
Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry
Critical Elements
Renewable Resources
Solvents
Guides and Metrics
Solvent Selection Guides
Reagent Guides
Metrics
Solvents
Use of Solvents
Issues Surrounding Solvent Use
Solvent Guides
Solvent Recovery
Alternative Solvents
Telescoping
Solvents: Quiz
Solvents: Study Exercises
Solvents: Summary and Further Reading
Synthetic Toolbox
Route Selection
Base metal Catalysis
Biocatalysis
Multicomponent Reactions
C-H Activation
Carbonylation
C-F Bond Formation
Flow Chemistry
Amidation
Synthetic Biology
CHEM21 Publications
Process Design
Route Selection
GMP
Introduction to Process Engineering
Route Selection and Scale Up: Case Study and Exercise
Process Safety
Reactive Hazards in Scaling Up: Case Study and Exercise
Reaction Work-up and Product Isolation
Design of Experiments
Environmental Legislation
Abatement and Waste Treatment
Life Cycle Impacts
Examining the Life Cycle
The Fate of APIs
Benign by Design
Life Cycle Impacts: Summary and Further Reading
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Critical Elements
Critical Elements: Quiz
Critical Elements: Quiz
Platinum group metals are classified as critical elements because
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They are mined in geographical areas experiencing instability and political conflict
They are widely used as catalysts by the pharmaceutical industry
Their supplies are limited
All of the above
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Background to Green Chemistry
Green Chemistry, Engineering & Sustainable Design
Drivers for Change
The 12 Principles for the 21st Century
Introduction to Green Metrics
Introduction to Catalysis
Introduction to Biocatalysis
Summary and Further Reading
Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry
Timeline of a Pharmaceutical Compound
Key Transformations
Key Transformations: Summary and Further Reading
Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry
Process Chemistry versus Medicinal Chemistry
Application of the Select Criteria
Introduction to Process Chemistry: Summary and Further Reading
Critical Elements
What is Elemental Sustainability
Factors Affecting Sustainability
Alternative Sources for Elements
Critical Elements: Summary and Further Reading
Renewable Resources
Dependence on Crude Oil
Biomass as a Chemical Feedstock
Components of Biomass and their Conversion
Renewable Resources: Summary and Further Reading
Solvents
What Are Solvents and Why Do We Use Them?
Issues Around the Use of Solvents
Solvent Selection
Solvents: Summary and Further Reading