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Atom Economic Green Organic Reactions

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Green Organic Reactions

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Atom economic reactions were able to capture much recognition and curiosity mainly in fields related to synthetic organic chemistry, total synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry. Reduced toxicity, least waste generation and minimal raw material usage were the major reasons which always motivated the scientists towards achieving a greener and sustainable environment. In this regard, the second principle among the twelve principles of green chemistry plays a vital role. Addition and rearrangement, isomerizations, catalyst-free, solvent-free and pericyclic reactions are found to render high atom economy. Ionic liquid and water-mediated reactions also showcase their efficiency in being highly atom economic. Among these, some major atom economical reactions, its chemical peculiarities and their effectiveness are discussed in this chapter.

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MN and SR thank the Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Trivandrum research fellowships. GA thanks the KSCSTE, Trivandrum, India for a research grant (Order No.341/2013/KSCSTE dated 15.03.2013). The authors are also thankful to EVONIK Industries, Germany for financial support (ECRP 2016 dated 6.10.2016).

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Neetha, M., Radhika, S., Anilkumar, G. (2021). Atom Economic Green Organic Reactions. In: Anilkumar, G., Saranya, S. (eds) Green Organic Reactions. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6897-2_12

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