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Background to Green Chemistry
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Solvents
Guides and Metrics
Solvent Selection Guides
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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
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Examining the Life Cycle
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Solvents
Solvents: Quiz
Solvents: Quiz
What is the major driver for focussing on solvents when addressing the ‘greenness’ of a process?
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They are petroleum derived
They are serious pollutants
They make up the largest component (by mass) of a process
They are non-renewable
They are toxic
They are flammable and therefore present a safety hazard
Which of these is not a common solvent class?
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Alcohols
Aromatics
Chlorinated
Ethers
ketones
Oils
Polar aprotics
Which of the following solvents have been considered ‘strongly undesirable’ and discouraged from being used even in screening reactions?
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Select All
Diethyl ether
Toluene
Benzene
Carbon tetrachloride
Chloroform
Methanol
HMPA
Pyridine
Which of the following solvents are listed as substances of very high concern (SVHC) under REACH?
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Select All
THF
Cyclohexane
DCM
Xylene
NMP
DMF
Acetonitrile
Which of the following solvents can be bio-derived?
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Select All
Heptane
Ethanol
Ethyl acetate
Limonene
Toluene
DCM
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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
Process Chemistry versus Medicinal 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