Abstract
The reaction media typically constitute the largest part of the reaction mixture. In attempts to develop more sustainable methods for heterocyclic synthesis, bio-based reaction media are becoming a viable alternative replacing conventional fossil-derived organic solvents. A variety of bio-based media produced from renewable sources, often from biomass generated as waste by industries, allow the selection of a medium with specific properties satisfying reaction requirements. This chapter illustrates applications of several relatively more established bio-based media such as glycerol, lactic acid, ?-valerolactone, and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran and emerging bio-based solvents like Cyrene, limonene, eucalyptol, and p -cymene for the synthesis of heterocycles.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Heterocycles |
| Subtitle of host publication | Synthesis, Catalysis, Sustainability, and Characterization |
| Editors | Teresa M.V.D. Pinho e Melo, Marta Pineiro |
| Place of Publication | Weinheim Germany |
| Publisher | Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA |
| Chapter | 9 |
| Pages | 301-338 |
| Number of pages | 38 |
| Edition | 1st |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783527832002, 9783527831999, 9783527832019 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783527348862 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
