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Green Chemistry 15 years on…

In January 1999 the first issue of Green Chemistry was published with an Editorial written by James Clark, setting out his vision for the Journal.

GC 1999 Issue 1 Cover jpg

1999: First cover of Green Chemistry

Green Chemistry, 2013, Vol. 15, issue 1 front cover

GC, Vol. 15, issue 1 front cover

To mark the occasion of the Journal entering it’s fifteenth year of publication in 2013 we will be having a number of interesting articles asking those scientists who have contributed to the Journal strategy to reflect on how the subject has changed over the last 15 years and asking them for their vision on the subject in the future. 

We will also be highlighting those papers that have been most cited over the years – the papers that you as readers have been citing the most. 

Details about all of these activities will be posted on the Green Chemistry blog throughout 2013.

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C-H activation: an article collection

Picture showing several chemical reaction schemes and moleculesOne of the simplest and most utilised chemical reactions is the burning of hydrocarbons and while combustion is an excellent way to exploit the energy content of this naturally occurring resource, there is a lot more we can do with the ‘inert’ C-H bond.

C-H activation allows us to convert cheaper hydrocarbon starting materials into more valuable and versatile products; leading to the development of a wide range of reagents and catalysts that activate C-H bonds. To keep you up to date with the latest developments in the field we have created this article collection, where all articles are free to download until 15th December.

Click here fore the full list of free articles

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Top ten most accessed articles in September

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

A simple and efficient approach for the palladium-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki reaction in water 
Chun Liu, Yixia Zhang, Ning Liu and Jieshan Qiu  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2999-3003 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc36098e 

Multicomponent reactions in unconventional solvents: state of the art 
Yanlong Gu  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2091-2128 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35635j 

Transition metal-free, NaOtBu-O2-mediated one-pot cascade oxidation of allylic alcohols to α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids 
Sun Min Kim, Young Sug Kim, Dong Wan Kim and Jung Woon Yang  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2996-2998 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc36203a 

Low melting mixtures in organic synthesis – an alternative to ionic liquids? 
Carolin Ruß and Burkhard König  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2969-2982 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc36005e 

A convenient guide to help select replacement solvents for dichloromethane in chromatography 
Joshua P. Taygerly,  Larry M. Miller,  Alicia Yee and Emily A. Peterson  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 3020-3025 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc36064k 

Gold nanoparticles stabilized on nanocrystalline magnesium oxide as an active catalyst for reduction of nitroarenes in aqueous medium at room temperature 
Keya Layek, M. Lakshmi Kantam,  Masayuki Shirai, Daisuke Nishio-Hamane, Takehiko Sasaki and H. Maheswaran  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 3164-3174 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35917k 

Highly atom-economic, catalyst- and solvent-free oxidation of sulfides into sulfones using 30% aqueous H2O2 
Marjan Jereb  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 3047-3052 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc36073j 

A one-pot approach for conversion of fructose to 2,5-diformylfuran by combination of Fe3O4-SBA-SO3H and K-OMS-2 
Yao Fu  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2986-2989 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35947b 

What’s new with CO2? Recent advances in its copolymerization with oxiranes 
Donald J. Darensbourg and Stephanie J. Wilson  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2665-2671 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35928f 

Transfer hydrogenation of ketones by ceria-supported Ni catalysts 
Katsuya Shimura and Ken-ichi Shimizu  
Green Chem., 2012, 14, 2983-2985 
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc35836k 

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Biocatalysis: an article collection

Picture of an EnzymeBeers, wines and cheeses are enjoyed around the world today and have been for millennia. In fact the practices of brewing and cheese-making pre-date recorded history so it is difficult to accurately determine when we first started using naturally occurring enzymes and microorganisms to create valuable (and in this case, tastier!) products.

Biocatalysts are of course used in far more diverse applications than the creation of food-stuffs, including in many organic syntheses and in the generation of fine chemicals. Due to their natural design, they can offer superior selectivity for particular products and have a far lower environmental impact than many traditional catalysts. Our knowledge and understanding of biocatalysts has increased dramatically in the last few decades, which has allowed us to develop biologically modified and biomimetic catalysts for a range of applications.

To keep you up to date with the latest advances in this rapidly expanding field we have collected together these high impact articles and made them free to access until the 31st October!

Click here for the full list of free articles

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Top ten most accessed articles in August

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

L-Proline-promoted three-component reaction of anilines, aldehydes and barbituric acids/malononitrile: regioselective synthesis of 5-arylpyrimido[4,5-b]quinoline-diones and 2-amino-4-arylquinoline-3-carbonitriles in water
Ali Khalafi-Nezhad, Samira Sarikhani, Elham Shaikhi Shahidzadeh and Farhad Panahi
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35765H, Paper

Multicomponent reactions in unconventional solvents: state of the art
Yanlong Gu
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35635J, Critical Review

KOH-mediated transition metal-free synthesis of imines from alcohols and amines
Jian Xu, Rongqiang Zhuang, Lingling Bao, Guo Tang and Yufen Zhao
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35714C, Communication

A Convenient Guide to Help Select Replacement Solvents for Dichloromethane in Chromatography
Joshua P. Taygerly, Larry M. Miller, Alicia Yee and Emily A. Peterson
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC36064K, Paper

One-step hydrogenolysis of glycerol to biopropanols over Pt-H4SiW12O40/ZrO2 catalysts
Shanhui Zhu, Yulei Zhu, Shunli Hao, Hongyan Zheng, Tao Mo and Yongwang Li
Green Chem., 2012,14, 2607-2616, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35564G, Paper

Experimental and theoretical studies on imidazolium ionic liquid-promoted conversion of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
Yu-Nong Li, Jin-Quan Wang, Liang-Nian He, Zhen-Zhen Yang, An-Hua Liu, Bing Yu and Chao-Ran Luan
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35845J, Paper

Design and synthesis of benzylpyrazolyl coumarin derivatives via a four-component reaction in water: investigation of the weak interactions accumulating in the crystal structure of a signified compound
Partha Pratim Ghosh, Gargi Pal, Sanjay Paul and Asish R. Das
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC36021G, Communication

A new route of CO2 catalytic activation: syntheses of N-substituted carbamates from dialkyl carbonates and polyureas
Jianpeng Shang, Shimin Liu, Xiangyuan Ma, Liujin Lu and Youquan Deng
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC36043H, Paper

Pd-grafted periodic mesoporous organosilica: an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for Hiyama and Sonogashira couplings, and cyanation reactions
Arindam Modak, John Mondal and Asim Bhaumik
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35820D, Paper

PEG-functionalized ionic liquids for cellulose dissolution and saccharification
Shaokun Tang, Gary A. Baker, Sudhir Ravula, John E. Jones and Hua Zhao
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35631G, Paper

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Article collection: Renewable energy

One of the greatest challenges facing society and science is developing alternative, renewable energy sources to traditional (and non-renewable) petroleum products.  Below is a selection of Green Chemistry articles giving you a snapshot of the high quality work we publish in this area.

You can enjoy free access to these articles for a limited time only, so why not take a look?   Stay up-to-date with the latest content in Green Chemistry by registering for our free table of contents alerts.

Etherification and reductive etherification of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural: 5-(alkoxymethyl)furfurals and 2,5-bis(alkoxymethyl)furans as potential bio-diesel candidates, Madhesan Balakrishnan, Eric R. Sacia and Alexis T. Bell, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 1626-1634

The fate of bio-carbon in FCC co-processing products, Gabriella Fogassy, Nicolas Thegarid, Yves Schuurman and Claude Mirodatos, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 1367-1371

Liquid hydrocarbon fuels from cellulosic feedstocks via thermal deoxygenation of levulinic acid and formic acid salt mixtures, Paige A. Case, Adriaan R. P. van Heiningen and M. Clayton Wheeler, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 85-89

A technical evaluation of biodiesel from vegetable oils vs. algae. Will algae-derived biodiesel perform?, Gerhard Knothe, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 3048-3065

Production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by catalytic conversion of biomass-derived levulinic acid, Drew J. Braden, Carlos A. Henao, Jacob Heltzel, Christos C. Maravelias and James A. Dumesic, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1755-1765

Algae as a source of renewable chemicals: opportunities and challenges, Patrick M. Foley, Evan S. Beach and Julie B. Zimmerman, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1399-1405

An efficient activity ionic liquid-enzyme system for biodiesel production, Teresa De Diego, Arturo Manjón, Pedro Lozano, Michel Vaultier and José L. Iborra, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 444-451

Production of jet and diesel fuel range alkanes from waste hemicellulose-derived aqueous solutions, Rong Xing, Ayyagari V. Subrahmanyam, Hakan Olcay, Wei Qi, G. Peter van Walsum, Hemant Pendse and George W. Huber, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1933-1946

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited, Joseph J. Bozell and Gene R. Petersen, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 539-554

Mechanocatalysis for biomass-derived chemicals and fuels, Sandra M. Hick, Carolin Griebel, David T. Restrepo, Joshua H. Truitt, Eric J. Buker, Caroline Bylda and Richard G. Blair, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 468-474

High-yield conversion of plant biomass into the key value-added feedstocks 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, levulinic acid, and levulinic esters via 5-(chloromethyl)furfural, Mark Mascal and Edward B. Nikitin, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 370-373

Ionic liquid tolerant hyperthermophilic cellulases for biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis, Supratim Datta,  Bradley Holmes, Joshua I. Park, Zhiwei Chen, Dean C. Dibble, Masood Hadi, Harvey W. Blanch, Blake A. Simmons and Rajat Sapra, Green Chem., 2010, 12, 338-345

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Top ten most accessed articles in July

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Multicomponent reactions in unconventional solvents: state of the art
Yanlong Gu
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35635J, Critical Review

Direct conversion of carbohydrates to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using Sn-Mont catalyst
Jianjian Wang, Jiawen Ren, Xiaohui Liu, Jinxu Xi, Qineng Xia, Yanhong Zu, Guanzhong Lu and Yanqin Wang
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35699F, Paper

A catalyst-free reaction in water: synthesis of benzo[4,5]imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidin-4(1H)-one derivatives
Junhua Liu, Min Lei and Lihong Hu
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35745C, Paper

Evolution of asymmetric organocatalysis: multi- and retrocatalysis
Raffael C. Wende and Peter R. Schreiner
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35160A, Critical Review

KOH-mediated transition metal-free synthesis of imines from alcohols and amines
Jian Xu, Rongqiang Zhuang, Lingling Bao, Guo Tang and Yufen Zhao
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35714C, Communication

Paul Anastas and the Robin Hood Question
Martyn Poliakoff
Green Chem., 2012,14, 2089-2090, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC90027K, Editorial

Catalyst-free hydroarylation of in situ generated ortho-quinone methide (o-QM) with electron rich arenes in water
Atul Kumar, Mukesh Kumar and Maneesh Kumar Gupta
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35741K, Communication

Water mediated Heck and Ullmann couplings by supported palladium nanoparticles: importance of surface polarity of the carbon spheres
Ahmed Kamal, Vunnam Srinivasulu, B. N. Seshadri, Nagula Markandeya, A. Alarifi and Nagula Shankaraiah
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC16430B, Paper

Facile construction of densely functionalized 4H-chromenes via three-component reactions catalyzed by L-proline
Minghao Li, Biao Zhang and Yanlong Gu
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35668F, Paper

Bromination of aromatic compounds using an Fe2O3/zeolite catalyst
Yuta Nishina and Keishi Takami
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35821B, Communication

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Top ten most accessed articles in June

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Catalytic conversion of biomass using solvents derived from lignin
Pooya Azadi, Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores, Yomaira J. Pagán-Torres, Elif I. Gürbüz, Ramin Farnood and James A. Dumesic
Green Chem., 2012,14, 1573-1576, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35203F, Communication

An efficient copper-catalyzed formation of highly substituted pyrazoles using molecular oxygen as the oxidant
Mamta Suri, Thierry Jousseaume, Julia J. Neumann and Frank Glorius
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35476D, Paper

Multicomponent reactions in unconventional solvents: state of the art
Yanlong Gu
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35635J, Critical Review

Selective conversion of microcrystalline cellulose into hexitols on nickel particles encapsulated within ZSM-5 zeolite
Guanfeng Liang, Haiyang Cheng, Wei Li, Limin He, Yancun Yu and Fengyu Zhao
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35685F, Communication

An efficient protocol for palladium-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in water
Manoj Mondal and Utpal Bora
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35401B, Communication

Evolution of asymmetric organocatalysis: multi- and retrocatalysis
Raffael C. Wende and Peter R. Schreiner
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35160A, Critical Review

TBHP/I2-promoted oxidative coupling of acetophenones with amines at room temperature under metal-free and solvent-free conditions for the synthesis of a-ketoamides
Xiaobin Zhang and Lei Wang
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35489F, Communication

Copper-catalyzed reductive amination of aromatic and aliphatic ketones with anilines using environmental-friendly molecular hydrogen
Svenja Werkmeister, Kathrin Junge and Matthias Beller
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35565E, Communication

A simple and facile Heck-type arylation of alkenes with diaryliodonium salts using magnetically recoverable Pd-catalyst
Buchi Reddy Vaddula, Amit Saha, John Leazer and Rajender S. Varma
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35673B, Communication

Efficient catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid: a key step in biomass conversion
József M. Tukacs, Dávid Király, Andrea Strádi, Gyula Novodarszki, Zsuzsanna Eke, Gábor Dibó, Tamás Kégl and László T. Mika
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35503E, Paper

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Incredible ionic liquids: an article collection

Ionic liquids are pretty self explanatory; they are ionic materials in a liquid state. In a ‘normal’ liquid, interactions are usually governed by Van de Waals or H-bonding forces. In ionic liquids it is ionic bonding interactions which dominate, meaning ionic liquids possess some interesting and unique properties.

The field of ionic liquids grew after Paul Walden’s observations of ethylammonium nitrate in 1914,1 since then the study and use of ionic liquids has grown phenomenally, with applications in analytics, biology, electrochemistry, physical chemistry, engineering, solvents and catalysis.

The academic and industrial interest in ionic liquids has thrown up some remarkable discoveries, particularly in recent years, so to keep you up to date with latest break-through research in the field we have collected these high quality articles which are free to access!*

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Top ten most accessed articles in May

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Iron-catalyzed arylation of benzoazoles with aromatic aldehydes using oxygen as oxidant
Saiwen Liu, Ru Chen, Xiangyu Guo, Huiqiong Yang, Guojun Deng and Chao-Jun Li
Green Chem., 2012,14, 1577-1580, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35457H, Communication

Evolution of asymmetric organocatalysis: multi- and retrocatalysis
Raffael C. Wende and Peter R. Schreiner
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35160A, Critical Review

Triacetic acid lactone as a potential biorenewable platform chemical
Mei Chia, Thomas J. Schwartz, Brent H. Shanks and James A. Dumesic
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35343A, Communication

An efficient protocol for palladium-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki-Miyaura coupling in water
Manoj Mondal and Utpal Bora
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35401B, Communication

Efficient catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid: a key step in biomass conversion
József M. Tukacs, Dávid Király, Andrea Strádi, Gyula Novodarszki, Zsuzsanna Eke, Gábor Dibó, Tamás Kégl and László T. Mika
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35503E, Paper

Solvent- and catalyst-free synthesis of new hydroxylated trisubstituted pyridines under microwave irradiation
Guodong Yin, Qiong Liu, Junrui Ma and Nengfang She
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35243E

Construction of a quinoline ring via a 3-component reaction in water: crystal structure analysis and H-bonding patterns of a 2-aryl quinoline
T. Ram Reddy, L. Srinivasula Reddy, G. Rajeshwar Reddy, Kaviraj Yarbagi, Y. Lingappa, D. Rambabu, G. Rama Krishna, C. Malla Reddy, K. Shiva Kumar and Manojit Pal
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35256G, Communication

The selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using heterogeneous catalysts
Ricardo Alamillo, Mark Tucker, Mei Chia, Yomaira Pagán-Torres and James Dumesic
Green Chem., 2012,14, 1413-1419, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35039D, Paper

Simultaneous delignification and selective catalytic transformation of agricultural lignocellulose in cooperative ionic liquid pairs
Jinxing Long, Xuehui Li, Bin Guo, Furong Wang, Yinghao Yu and Lefu Wang
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35105F, Paper

“On water” direct Pd-catalysed C-H arylation of thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives
Ye-Xiang Su, Ya-Hui Deng, Ting-Ting Ma, Yu-Yan Li and Li-Ping Sun
Green Chem., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35399G, Paper

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