Green Chemistry Blog

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

Vegetable oil-based polymeric materials: synthesis, properties, and applications 
Ying Xia and Richard C. Larock 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1893-1909, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00264J, Critical Review 

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, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00263A, Paper 

Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels 
David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond and James A. Dumesic 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1493-1513, DOI: 10.1039/C004654J, Critical Review 

A solid-acid-based process for the conversion of hemicellulose 
Paresh Laxmikant Dhepe and Ramakanta Sahu 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 2153-2156, DOI: 10.1039/C004128A, Communication 

Fe3O4 nanoparticles: a robust and magnetically recoverable catalyst for three-component coupling of aldehyde, alkyne and amine 
Tieqiang Zeng, Wen-Wen Chen, Ciprian M. Cirtiu, Audrey Moores, Gonghua Song and Chao-Jun Li 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 570-573, DOI: 10.1039/B920000B, Communication 

Glycerol dehydration to acrolein in the context of new uses of glycerol 
Benjamin Katryniok, Sébastien Paul, Virginie Bellière-Baca, Patrick Rey and Franck Dumeignil 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 2079-2098, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00307G, Critical Review 

A silica gel supported dual acidic ionic liquid: an efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of amidoalkyl naphthols 
Qiang Zhang, Jun Luo and Yunyang Wei 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 2246-2254, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00472C, Paper 

Microwave-assisted solvent- and ligand-free copper-catalysed cross-coupling between halopyridines and nitrogen nucleophiles 
Zhen-Jiang Liu, Jean-Pierre Vors, Ernst R. F. Gesing and Carsten Bolm 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 42-45, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00296H, Communication 

Efficient copper-catalyzed N-arylations of nitrogen-containing heterocycles and aliphatic amines in water 
Xufeng Li, Daoshan Yang, Yuyang Jiang and Hua Fu 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1097-1105, DOI: 10.1039/C002172E, Paper 

Highly efficient catalyst for the decarbonylation of lactic acid to acetaldehyde 
Benjamin Katryniok, Sébastien Paul and Franck Dumeignil 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1910-1913, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00203H, Communication 

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

Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels 
David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond and James A. Dumesic 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1493-1513, DOI: 10.1039/C004654J, Critical Review  

Vegetable oil-based polymeric materials: synthesis, properties, and applications 
Ying Xia and Richard C. Larock 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1893-1909, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00264J, Critical Review  

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, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00263A, Paper  

Sulfonated silica/carbon nanocomposites as novel catalysts for hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose 
Stijn Van de Vyver, Li Peng, Jan Geboers, Hans Schepers, Filip de Clippel, Cedric J. Gommes, Bart Goderis, Pierre A. Jacobs and Bert F. Sels 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1560-1563, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00235F, Communication  

Heterogeneous catalytic synthesis using microreactor technology 
Christopher G. Frost and Lynsey Mutton 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1687-1703, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00133C, Tutorial Review 

Biorenewable polyethylene terephthalate mimics derived from lignin and acetic acid 
Laurent Mialon, Alexander G. Pemba and Stephen A. Miller 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1704-1706, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00150C, Communication 

Fe3O4 nanoparticles: a robust and magnetically recoverable catalyst for three-component coupling of aldehyde, alkyne and amine 
Tieqiang Zeng, Wen-Wen Chen, Ciprian M. Cirtiu, Audrey Moores, Gonghua Song and Chao-Jun Li 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 570-573, DOI: 10.1039/B920000B, Communication  

Mild water-promoted selective deacetalisatison of acyclic acetals 
D. Bradley G. Williams, Adam Cullen, Alex Fourie, Hendrik Henning, Michelle Lawton, Wayne Mommsen, Portia Nangu, Jonathan Parker and Alicia Renison 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1919-1921, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00280A, Communication  

Sulfated tungstate: a new solid heterogeneous catalyst for amide synthesis 
Pramod S. Chaudhari, Suresh D. Salim, Ravindra V. Sawant and Krishnacharya G. Akamanchi 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1707-1710, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00053A, Communication 

Liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid at medium-high temperatures: multiple benefits of CO2-expanded liquids 
Xiaobin Zuo, Fenghui Niu, Kirk Snavely, Bala Subramaniam and Daryle H. Busch 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 260-267, DOI: 10.1039/B920262E, Paper  

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

Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels 
David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond and James A. Dumesic 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1493-1513, DOI: 10.1039/C004654J , Critical Review 

Sulfonated silica/carbon nanocomposites as novel catalysts for hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose 
Stijn Van de Vyver, Li Peng, Jan Geboers, Hans Schepers, Filip de Clippel, Cedric J. Gommes, Bart Goderis, Pierre A. Jacobs and Bert F. Sels 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1560-1563, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00235F , Communication 

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO2 
Michael North, Riccardo Pasquale and Carl Young 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1514-1539, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00065E , Critical Review 

Fe3O4 nanoparticles: a robust and magnetically recoverable catalyst for three-component coupling of aldehyde, alkyne and amine 
Tieqiang Zeng, Wen-Wen Chen, Ciprian M. Cirtiu, Audrey Moores, Gonghua Song and Chao-Jun Li 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 570-573, DOI: 10.1039/B920000B , Communication 

Switchable adhesives for carpet tiles: a major breakthrough in sustainable flooring 
Peter S. Shuttleworth, James H. Clark, Robert Mantle and Nigel Stansfield 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 798-803, DOI: 10.1039/B922735K , Paper 

Liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid at medium-high temperatures: multiple benefits of CO2-expanded liquids 
Xiaobin Zuo, Fenghui Niu, Kirk Snavely, Bala Subramaniam and Daryle H. Busch 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 260-267, DOI: 10.1039/B920262E , Paper 

Pausing a stir: heterogeneous catalysis in “dry water” 
Benjamin O. Carter, Dave J. Adams and Andrew I. Cooper 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 783-785, DOI: 10.1039/B922508K , Communication 

A solvent having switchable hydrophilicity 
Philip G. Jessop, Lam Phan, Andrew Carrier, Shona Robinson, Christoph J. Dürr and Jitendra R. Harjani 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 809-814, DOI: 10.1039/B926885E , Paper 

Production of liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels by oligomerization of biomass-derived C9 alkenes 
David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond, Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz and James A. Dumesic 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 992-999, DOI: 10.1039/C001899F , Paper 

Catalytic disassembly of an organosolv lignin via hydrogen transfer from supercritical methanol 
Katalin Barta, Theodore D. Matson, Makayla L. Fettig, Susannah L. Scott, Alexei V. Iretskii and Peter C. Ford 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1640-1647, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00181C , Paper 

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

Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels 
David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond and James A. Dumesic 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1493 – 1513, DOI: 10.1039/c004654j, Critical Review 

Pausing a stir: heterogeneous catalysis in “dry water” 
Benjamin O. Carter, Dave J. Adams and Andrew I. Cooper 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 783 – 785, DOI: 10.1039/b922508k, Communication 

Energy densification of levulinic acid by thermal deoxygenation 
Thomas J. Schwartz, Adriaan R. P. van Heiningen and M. Clayton Wheeler 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1353 – 1356, DOI: 10.1039/c005067a, Communication 

Green alcohol couplings without transition metal catalysts: base-mediated beta-alkylation of alcohols in aerobic conditions 
Laura J. Allen and Robert H. Crabtree 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1362 – 1364, DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00079e, Communication 

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and CO2 
Michael North, Riccardo Pasquale and Carl Young 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1514 – 1539, DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00065e, Critical Review 

Fe3O4 nanoparticles: a robust and magnetically recoverable catalyst for three-component coupling of aldehyde, alkyne and amine 
Tieqiang Zeng, Wen-Wen Chen, Ciprian M. Cirtiu, Audrey Moores, Gonghua Song and Chao-Jun Li 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 570 – 573, DOI: 10.1039/b920000b, Communication 

Production of liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels by oligomerization of biomass-derived C9 alkenes 
David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q. Bond, Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz and James A. Dumesic 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 992 – 999, DOI: 10.1039/c001899f 

Sulfonated silica/carbon nanocomposites as novel catalysts for hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose 
Stijn Van de Vyver, Li Peng, Jan Geboers, Hans Schepers, Filip de Clippel, Cedric J. Gommes, Bart Goderis, Pierre A. Jacobs and Bert F. Sels 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1560 – 1563, DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00235f, Communication 

Liquid phase oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid at medium-high temperatures: multiple benefits of CO2-expanded liquids 
Xiaobin Zuo, Fenghui Niu, Kirk Snavely, Bala Subramaniam and Daryle H. Busch 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 260 – 267, DOI: 10.1039/b920262e 

Accounting for clean, fast and high yielding reactions under microwave conditions 
Christopher Roy Strauss and David W. Rooney 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 1340 – 1344, DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00024h, Critical Review 

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