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Water as the reaction medium in organic chemistry: from our worst enemy to our best friend
Chemical Science · 2021 · Vol. 12(12) · pp. 4237–4266
Margery Cortes‐Clerget✉(Novartis (Switzerland))Tzu‐Yu Yu(Santa Barbara City College)Joseph R. A. Kincaid(Santa Barbara City College)Peter Walde(ETH Zurich)Fabrice Gallou(Novartis (Switzerland))Bruce H. Lipshutz(Santa Barbara City College)
Abstract
A review presenting water as the logical reaction medium for the future of organic chemistry. A discussion is offered that covers both the "on water" and "in water" phenomena, and how water is playing unique roles in each, specifically with regard to its use in organic synthesis.
Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringChemical Reaction MechanismsVarious Chemistry Research TopicsOrganic synthesisAdversaryChemistryWater chemistryEnvironmental chemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceCatalysisComputer security
Funding
- National Science Foundation
- Novartis
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520
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