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Green Chemistry Board Members are RSC Prize Winners

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Professor Martyn Poliakoff

The RSC Prize Winners 2011 have recently been announced and Green Chemistry Board Members Martyn Poliakoff and James Clark have both been honoured.  The RSC Prizes have been designed to be of the broadest relevance to the chemical sciences community as a whole, rewarding those whose careers are defined by exceptional work, excellence and dedication. 

Professor Martyn Poliakoff from Nottingham University is Chair of the Green Chemistry Editorial Board.  He was recently nominated to be the next Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society. Professor Poliakoff has been awarded the Nyholm Prize for Education which is for outstanding accomplishment in education relating to the chemical sciences.  He was chosen due to his enthusiastic leadership in taking chemistry to the widest possible audience, using not only traditional channels but also the power of YouTube.

Professor James Clark

Professor James Clark

Professor James Clark was the founding Editor of Green Chemistry and is still involved with the journal on our Advisory Board.  He has been awarded the Environment Prize which is for outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences in the area of environment, sustainability and energy (sponsored by Proctor & Gamble).  Professor Clark was chosen for his fundamental and applied research contributions to the areas of green chemistry, clean technology and sustainability and for educational, publishing and public awareness contributions in the green chemistry area.

We would like to congratulate Professor Poliakoff and Professor Clark.

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Top ten most accessed articles in April

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

Expanding GSK’s solvent selection guide – embedding sustainability into solvent selection starting at medicinal chemistry 
Richard K. Henderson, Concepción Jiménez-González, David J. C. Constable, Sarah R. Alston, Graham G. A. Inglis, Gail Fisher, James Sherwood, Steve P. Binks and Alan D. Curzons 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 854-862 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00918K, Paper 

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a building block platform: Biological properties, synthesis and synthetic applications 
Andreia A. Rosatella, Svilen P. Simeonov, Raquel F. M. Frade and Carlos A. M. Afonso 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 754-793 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00401D, Critical Review 

Greener solvents for ruthenium and palladium-catalysed aromatic C-H bond functionalisation 
Cedric Fischmeister and Henri Doucet 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 741-753 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00885K  

Searching for green solvents
Philip G. Jessop 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00797H, Perspective 

Algae as a source of renewable chemicals: opportunities and challenges 
Patrick M. Foley, Evan S. Beach and Julie B. Zimmerman 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1GC00015B  

A critical assessment of the greenness and energy efficiency of microwave-assisted organic synthesis 
Jonathan D. Moseley and C. Oliver Kappe 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 794-806 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00823K, Perspective 

One-pot preparation of magnetic N-heterocyclic carbene-functionalized silica nanoparticles for the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl chlorides: improved activity and facile catalyst recovery 
Hengquan Yang, Yunwei Wang, Yong Qin, Yanzhu Chong, Qiaozhen Yang, Guang Li, Li Zhang and Wei Li 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1352-1361 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00955E  

The 13 Principles of Green Chemistry and Engineering for a Greener Africa 
Nigist Asfaw, Yonas Chebude, Andinet Ejigu, Bitu B. Hurisso, Peter Licence, Richard L. Smith, Samantha L. Y. Tang and Martyn Poliakoff 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1059-1060 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00936A  

Viable methodologies for the synthesis of high-quality nanostructures 
Jonathan M. Patete, Xiaohui Peng, Christopher Koenigsmann, Yan Xu, Barbara Karn and Stanislaus S. Wong 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 482-519 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00516A, Critical Review 

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, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15047B  

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

Fancy submitting an article to Green Chemistry? Then why not submit to us today or alternatively email us your suggestions.

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Green Chemistry Editorial Board Chair Martyn Poliakoff nominated as Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society

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Martyn Poliakoff CBE FRS

Professor Martyn Poliakoff CBE has been nominated as the next Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society. Professor Poliakoff is the Chair of the Green Chemistry Editorial Board.

Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society is one of its most prestigious positions and the holder is responsible for building relationships around the world, particularly with other scientific academies, and ensuring that British Science and the Royal Society is recognised and promoted internationally. The post dates back to 1723 – predating the post of Foreign Secretary in the UK government by sixty years.

The appointment will not be official until the 7th of July when a ballot will be held and Fellows of the Royal Society asked to indicate their support, however, in keeping with tradition Professor Poliakoff is the only nominee.

As well as his duties for Green Chemistry, Professor Poliakoff is Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham and one of the developers and regular presenters of the YouTube channel The Periodic Table of Videos where you can view a video in which Professor Poliakoff explains more about this appointment.  You can also read a recent interview with Professor Poliakoff on the Green Chemistry blog.

Professor Poliakoff’s current research interests involve chemical applications of supercritical fluids, with particular emphasis on green chemistry, and a selection of his most recent Green Chemistry articles have been made free until the 7th of July when his post will be made official.

The 13 Principles of Green Chemistry and Engineering for a Greener Africa
Nigist Asfaw, Yonas Chebude, Andinet Ejigu, Bitu B. Hurisso, Peter Licence, Richard L. Smith, Samantha L. Y. Tang and Martyn Poliakoff
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1059-1060, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00936A, Editorial

Continuous heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols in scCO2
Adrian O. Chapman, Geoffrey R. Akien, Nicholas J. Arrowsmith, Peter Licence and Martyn Poliakoff
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 310-315, DOI: 10.1039/B913434D, Paper

Solubilisation of α-chymotrypsin by hydrophobic ion pairing in fluorous systems and supercritical carbon dioxide and demonstration of efficient enzyme recycling
Karima Benaissi, Martyn Poliakoff and Neil R. Thomas
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 54-59, DOI: 10.1039/B904761A, Paper

Strategies for cleaner oxidations using photochemically generated singlet oxygen in supercritical carbon dioxide
Xue Han, Richard A. Bourne, Martyn Poliakoff and Michael W. George
Green Chem., 2009, 11, 1787-1792, DOI: 10.1039/B914074C, Paper

A critical look at reactions in class I and II gas-expanded liquids using CO2 and other gases
Geoffrey R. Akien and Martyn Poliakoff
Green Chem., 2009, 11, 1083-1100, DOI: 10.1039/B904097H, Critical Review

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Top ten most accessed articles in March

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

Converting carbohydrates to bulk chemicals and fine chemicals over heterogeneous catalysts 
Maria J. Climent, Avelino Corma and Sara Iborra 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 520-540 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00639D, Critical Review 

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a building block platform: Biological properties, synthesis and synthetic applications 
Andreia A. Rosatella, Svilen P. Simeonov, Raquel F. M. Frade and Carlos A. M. Afonso 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 754-793 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00401D, Critical Review 

Expanding GSK’s solvent selection guide – embedding sustainability into solvent selection starting at medicinal chemistry 
Richard K. Henderson, Concepción Jiménez-González, David J. C. Constable, Sarah R. Alston, Graham G. A. Inglis, Gail Fisher, James Sherwood, Steve P. Binks and Alan D. Curzons 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 854-862 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00918K, Paper 

Viable methodologies for the synthesis of high-quality nanostructures 
Jonathan M. Patete, Xiaohui Peng, Christopher Koenigsmann, Yan Xu, Barbara Karn and Stanislaus S. Wong 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 482-519 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00516A, Critical Review 

Synthesis of highly stable dispersions of nanosized copper particles using l-ascorbic acid 
Jing Xiong, Ye Wang, Qunji Xue and Xuedong Wu 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 900-904 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00772B, Paper 

The irruption of polymers from renewable resources on the scene of macromolecular science and technology 
Alessandro Gandini 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00789G, Critical Review 

A critical assessment of the greenness and energy efficiency of microwave-assisted organic synthesis 
Jonathan D. Moseley and C. Oliver Kappe 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 794-806 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00823K, Perspective 

Searching for green solvents 
Philip G. Jessop 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00797H, Perspective 

A simple and efficient protocol for a palladium-catalyzed ligand-free Suzuki reaction at room temperature in aqueous DMF 
Chun Liu, Qijian Ni, Fanying Bao and Jieshan Qiu 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00176G, Paper 

Processing of metals and metal oxides using ionic liquids 
Andrew P. Abbott, Gero Frisch, Jennifer Hartley and Karl S. Ryder 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 471-481 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00716A, Critical Review 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

Fancy submitting an article to Green Chemistry? Then why not submit to us today or alternatively email us your suggestions.

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Top ten most accessed articles in February

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

Searching for green solvents 
Philip G. Jessop 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00797H, Perspective 

Enzyme-mediated oxidations for the chemist 
Frank Hollmann, Isabel W. C. E. Arends, Katja Buehler, Anett Schallmey and Bruno Bühler 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 226-265, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00595A, Critical Review 

Greener solvents for ruthenium and palladium-catalysed aromatic C-H bond functionalisation 
Cedric Fischmeister and Henri Doucet 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00885K, Critical Review 

Synthesis of highly stable dispersions of nanosized copper particles using l-ascorbic acid 
Jing Xiong, Ye Wang, Qunji Xue and Xuedong Wu 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00772B, Paper 

Tertiary amine solvents having switchable hydrophilicity 
Philip G. Jessop, Lisa Kozycz, Zahra Ghoshouni Rahami, Dylan Schoenmakers, Alaina R. Boyd, Dominik Wechsler and Amy M. Holland 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 619-623, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00806K, Paper 

Supported ionic liquid silica nanoparticles (SILnPs) as an efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural 
Kalpesh B. Sidhpuria, Ana L. Daniel-da-Silva, Tito Trindade and João A. P. Coutinho 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 340-349, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00690D, Paper 

Synthesis of sugar alcohols by hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose over supported metal catalysts 
Hirokazu Kobayashi, Yukiko Ito, Tasuku Komanoya, Yuto Hosaka, Paresh L. Dhepe, Koji Kasai, Kenji Hara and Atsushi Fukuoka 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 326-333, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00666A, Paper 

CuCl-catalyzed green oxidative alkyne homocoupling without palladium, ligands and bases 
Kun Yin, Chunju Li, Jian Li and Xueshun Jia 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 591-593, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00413H, Communication 

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, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00230E, Paper 

Converting carbohydrates to bulk chemicals and fine chemicals over heterogeneous catalysts 
Maria J. Climent, Avelino Corma and Sara Iborra 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 520-540, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00639D, Critical Review 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

Fancy submitting an article to Green Chemistry? Then why not submit to us today or alternatively email us your suggestions.

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Top ten most accessed articles in January

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

Converting carbohydrates to bulk chemicals and fine chemicals over heterogeneous catalysts 
Maria J. Climent, Avelino Corma and Sara Iborra 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 520-540, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00639D, Critical Review 

Waste materials – catalytic opportunities: an overview of the application of large scale waste materials as resources for catalytic applications 
M. Balakrishnan, V. S. Batra, J. S. J. Hargreaves and I. D. Pulford 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 16-24, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00685H, Tutorial Review 

Use of carbon dioxide in chemical syntheses via a lactone intermediate 
A. Behr and G. Henze 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 25-39, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00394H, Critical Review 

Supported ionic liquid silica nanoparticles (SILnPs) as an efficient and recyclable heterogeneous catalyst for the dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural 
Kalpesh B. Sidhpuria, Ana L. Daniel-da-Silva, Tito Trindade and João A. P. Coutinho 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 340-349, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00690D, Paper 

Oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to maleic anhydride with molecular oxygen 
Zhongtian Du, Jiping Ma, Feng Wang, Junxia Liu and Jie Xu 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 554-557, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00837K, Communication 

Synergy of boric acid and added salts in the catalytic dehydration of hexoses to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in water 
Thomas S. Hansen, Jerrik Mielby and Anders Riisager 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 109-114 DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00355G, Paper 

Viable methodologies for the synthesis of high-quality nanostructures 
Jonathan M. Patete, Xiaohui Peng, Christopher Koenigsmann, Yan Xu, Barbara Karn and Stanislaus S. Wong 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 482-519, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00516A, Critical Review 

A green protocol for palladium-catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling 
Alexander N. Marziale, Dominik Jantke, Stefan H. Faul, Thomas Reiner, Eberhardt Herdtweck and Jörg Eppinger 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 169-177, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00522C, Paper 

Synthesis of the natural herbicide d-aminolevulinic acid from cellulose-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural 
Mark Mascal and Saikat Dutta 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 40-41, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00548G, Communication 

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 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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New editorial policy on the publication of Ionic Liquid studies in Green Chemistry

“Not all ionic liquids are green!” is what we often hear at Green Chemistry conferences. Indeed there have been many debates about ionic liquid toxicity and more importantly how we determine if an ionic liquid is “green”. However, we increasingly receive a number of articles merely reporting the properties of an ionic liquid or its toxicity with no insight on its impact on green processes.

In the new editorial by Tom Welton, he clarifies the Journal’s policy on the publication of ionic liquid toxicity studies. While it is, of course, a very important area of research for the ionic liquid community, the new guidelines in the editorial state that articles purely on ionic liquid toxicity will no longer fall within the scope of Green Chemistry. However,  if an article on ionic liquid toxicity demonstrates that the design of the ionic liquid improves a green process or product then that article is within the redefined scope of the Journal. In the same way that studies on the physical properties of ionic liquids are useful to practitioners of Green Chemistry, the actual work in itself is not “green chemistry” – the same applies to ionic liquid toxicity studies.

Click here to read the full editorial by Tom Welton.

Whether it is an ionic liquid or not, choosing the right solvent is very important when attempting to make a chemical process “greener”. Read the latest perspective by Phil Jessop on searching for green solvents.

Is the green solvents research community investing time and effort in the areas of research that will give the maximum environmental benefit? What areas of research would increase the benefit?
Philip G. Jessop
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00797H, Perspective

 

You may also be interested in reading our 2009 themed issue on “Green solvents – Progress in science and application” published in Green Chemistry.

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Top ten most accessed articles in December

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

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 

Synthesis of sugar alcohols by hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose over supported metal catalysts 
Hirokazu Kobayashi, Yukiko Ito, Tasuku Komanoya, Yuto Hosaka, Paresh L. Dhepe, Koji Kasai, Kenji Hara and Atsushi Fukuoka 
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00666A, Paper 

Synergy of boric acid and added salts in the catalytic dehydration of hexoses to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in water 
Thomas S. Hansen, Jerrik Mielby and Anders Riisager 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 109-114, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00355G, Paper 

Synthesis of thermoplastic starch mixed esters catalyzed by the in situ generation of imidazolium salts 
André Lehmann, Bert Volkert, Mehdi Hassan-Nejad, Tonino Greco and Hans-Peter Fink 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 2164-2171, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00366B, Paper 

ß-cyclodextrin catalysed synthesis of tryptanthrin in water 
Atul Kumar, Vishwa Deepak Tripathi and Promod Kumar 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 51-54, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00523A, Communication 

Eco-friendly liquid chromatographic separations based on the use of cyclodextrins as mobile phase additives 
Víctor González-Ruiz, Andrés G. León, Ana I. Olives, M. Antonia Martín and J. Carlos Menéndez 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 115-126, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00456A, Paper 

An efficient copper-catalysed aerobic oxybromination of arenes in water 
Jian Wang, Wei Wang and Jing-Hua Li 
Green Chem., 2010, 12, 2124-2126, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00328J, Communication 

Waste materials – catalytic opportunities: an overview of the application of large scale waste materials as resources for catalytic applications
M. Balakrishnan, V. S. Batra, J. S. J. Hargreaves and I. D. Pulford 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 16-24, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00685H, Tutorial Review 

A green protocol for palladium-catalysed Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling 
Alexander N. Marziale, Dominik Jantke, Stefan H. Faul, Thomas Reiner, Eberhardt Herdtweck and Jörg Eppinger 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 169-177, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00522C, Paper 

Selective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived xylitol to ethylene glycol and propylene glycol on supported Ru catalysts 
Jiying Sun and Haichao Liu 
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 135-142, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00571A, Paper 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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Top ten most accessed articles in November

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 

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

Fancy submitting an article to Green Chemistry? Then why not submit to us today or alternatively email us your suggestions.
  

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New Associate Editor for Green Chemistry

Professor Chao-Jun Li

We are delighted to announce that Professor Chao-Jun Li (McGill University, Canada) is the new Associate Editor for Green Chemistry.

His main area of research is innovative and fundamentally new organic reactions that will defy conventional reactivities and possess high “atom-efficiency”.

Professor Li will handle manuscripts from the Americas and Canada and his editorial office is now open for submissions. We welcome Professor Li to this new role.

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