Introduction to Green Chemistry

Paper Code: 
CHY 421
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
14.00
Unit I: 
Green Chemistry

History, Need and Goals. Green Chemistry and Sustainability and background of Green Chemistry.

Twelve Basic principles of Green Chemistry, Designing a Green Synthesis.

12.00
Unit II: 
Green Solvents
  1. Alternative Green Solvents- Introduction
  2.  Aqueous reactions with particular attention to enhancement of selectivity efficiency   and industrial applicability compared to those in organic solvents.
  3.   Reactions in ionic liquids
  4.  Reactions in supercritical fluids
  5.  Solvent free neat reactions in liquid phase
  6. Solvent free solid phase  reactions
10.00
Unit III: 
Non Conventional Energy sources for reactions

             (i) Microwave assisted reactions

            (ii) Ultrasound assisted reactions

            (iii) Photochemical reactions using sunlight

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Green Catalysis

(i)  Heterogeneous Catalysis

(Zeolites, Silica, Alumina, Clay, Polymer (peracid and chromic acid), Cyclodextrin etc. supported  catalysts)

(ii) Biocatalysis- Enzymatic oxidation, microbial oxidation and reduction

(iii) Phase-transfer Catalysis- application in N-alkylation/C-alkylation : Darzen reaction, wittig reaction, heterocyclic compounds, 3-alkyl coumarin, flavanones, oxiadation using H2O2, use of crownethers in esterification, aromatic substitution and ellimination reaction.

12.00
Unit V: 
Future Trends in Green Chemistry

Oxidation reagents and catalysts; Biomimetic, multifunctional reagents; Combinatorial green chemistry; Proliferation of solventless reactions, Noncovalent derivatization.

References: 
  1. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice. P.T. Anastas and J.C. Warner. Oxford University Press.
  2. Green Chemistry: Introductory Text. M. Lancaster Royal Society of Chemistry (London)
  3. Introduction to Green Chemistry. M.A. Ryan and M.Tinnesand, American Chemical Society (Washington)
  4. Real World Cases in Green Chemistry. M.C. Cann and M.E. Connelly. American Chemical Society (Washington)
  5. Real World Cases in Green Chemistry (Vol 2). M.C. Cann and T.P.Umile. American Chemical Society (Washington)
  6. Green Chemistry : Environmental Benign Reaction, V.K.Ahluwalia  Ane Books, New Delhi ,2009.
  7. Green Chemistry : Environmental Friendly Alternatives ,Rashmi Sanghi ,M.M.Srivastava , Narosa Publishing House ,2006
Academic Year: 
2014-2015
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