Themed collection Conference special issue: 6th EuChemS Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Three-membered rings, such as epoxides, aziridines, oxaziridines, cyclopropenes, vinyloxaziridines, and azirines, are recognized as crucial pharmacophores and building blocks in organic chemistry and drug discovery.

Simple phenols are crucial in the chemical value chain. Efforts aim to enhance their molecular complexity, with direct functionalization of Csp²–H as a key technique, facilitating economical and atomic construction of new Csp²–C bonds.

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is widely acknowledged by academia and industry as a key tool for promoting environmental sustainability within the field of green chemistry.

The Pd-catalysed direct C–H arylation of thiophene derivatives, appealing for technological application, is performed under green conditions using low-purity grade industrial waste water as the sole reaction medium.

DFT-guided development of a compact flow ozone platform for the neutralization of sulfur mustard simulants.

Applying the principles of green chemistry: synthesis of efficient catalysts, based on biocompatible metals, for the conversion of renewable monomers into sustainable polyesters and polycarbonates, and for the chemical recycling of polylactide.

New binary catalysts formed by a bis-thiourea and a series of flexible polyaza-macrocycles are revealed to be efficient catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide.

A selective and environmentally friendly method for the extraction of oleanolic acid from grape pomace using bio-based and non-toxic dimethyl carbonate.

Switching the preference in stereocontrolled rac-LA ROP.

We herein report a waste-minimized process for the synthesis of iodinated hexa-aryl borazines in different iodination patterns and amounts.

The use of large amounts of a homogeneous electrolyte represents a major sustainability issue in electrosynthesis. Herein, we report the use of a solid and reusable electrolyte with excellent performance in the representative electrosynthesis of 2-arylbenzoxazoles.

A one-step microwave synthesis process was employed to generate highly effective ZnO photocatalysts for solar light-induced quick dye degradation.

A series of Co(III) and Cr(III)(salen) complexes in the presence of onium salts have been examined for the coupling of CO₂ and biomass based eugenol epoxide for the selective production of polycarbonates in a partially sustainable process.

Aiming at the development of low-impact synthetic pathways, we herein report the simultaneous employment of different tools to improve the overall sustainability of the Suzuki–Miyaura (SM) cross-coupling with a circular economy approach.

An integrated approach combining thermal and electrochemical technologies for the valorization of agro-industrial waste. The resulting carbon dots (CDs) show fascinating optical properties, enabling their application as fluorescent chemical probes.

This study thoroughly examines the role of mechanochemistry in organic synthesis by analysing the factors affecting the mechanochemical reduction process of unsaturated and oxidized compounds.

A flexible methodology to prepare water-soluble cellulose derivatives for easy processing is presented. The properties of the cellulose analogues are controllable, and the methodology enables further functionality to be added.

The polyester synthesis from anhydrides and epoxides requires their strictly alternating incorporation achieved by a catalyst that is capable of mediating the reactivity of carboxylate and alcohol chain ends.

An N-alkylation procedure has been developed under very mild conditions using a known commercially available Ru-based catalyst.

Here, we study a sequence Diels–Alder/aromatization reaction between biobased furanic derivatives and alkynes, paving the way to renewable phenols.