Green Chemistry letters and Reviews (2007-2010)

Volume 3, Issue 4 (2010)

257-261	PEG-600: a facile and eco-friendly reaction medium for the synthesis of N-alkyl derivatives of indole-3-carboxyaldehyde	P. K. Dubey; M. Venkatanarayana
263-267	Silica-supported Preyssler nano particles: a green, reusable and highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of carbamatoalkyl naphthols	Majid M. Heravi; Niloofar Tavakoli-Hoseini; Fatemeh F. Bamoharram
269-273	An efficient one-pot synthesis of anthraquinone derivatives catalyzed by alum in aqueous media	Balaji R. Madje; Kiran F. Shelke; Suryakant B. Sapkal; Gopal K. Kakade; Murlidhar S. Shingare
275-281	Synthesis of β-amino alcohols by ring opening of epoxides with amines catalyzed by cyanuric chloride under mild and solvent-free conditions	V. T. Kamble; N. S. Joshi
283-286	An efficient green protocol for the synthesis of chalcones by a Claisen–Schmidt reaction using bismuth(III)chloride as a catalyst under solvent-free condition	Dhruva Kumar; Suresh; Jagir S. Sandhu
287-292	ZnO-beta zeolite: as an effective and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of polyhydroquinolines	Santosh S. Katkar; Pravinkumar H. Mohite; Lakshman S. Gadekar; Balasaheb R. Arbad; Machhindra K. Lande
293-300	Eco-friendly synthesis of 2-azetidinone analogs of isonicotinic acid hydrazide	Asha Byju Thomas; Omkar Paradkar; Rabindra K. Nanda; Preeti N. Tupe; Piyoosh A. Sharma; Ravi Badhe; Lata Kothapalli; Anupam Banerjee; Sunil Hamane; Avinash Deshpande
301-306	[bmim]HSO₄: an efficient and reusable catalyst for one-pot three-component synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-4(1H)-quinazolinones	Nitin B. Darvatkar; Sachin V. Bhilare; Amol R. Deorukhkar; Dilip G. Raut; Manikrao M. Salunkhe
307-314	Fermentation product of Streptomyces griseus (albomycin) as a green inhibitor for the corrosion of zinc in H₂SO₄	Nnabuk Eddy Okon
315-318	Uncatalyzed synthesis of thiomorpholide using polyethylene glycol as green reaction media	Shrikant S. Gawande; Babasaheb P. Bandgar; Prasad D. Kadam; Shailesh S. Sable
319-328	Tuning catalyst solubility in CO₂ by changing molar volume	Pradip Munshi; Anindya Ghosh; Eric J. Beckman; Yogesh Patel; Jimil George; Shane Z. Sullivan; Sharon Pulla; Punnamchandar Ramidi; Vishnu Malpani
329-334	A new protocol for Biginelli (or like) reaction under solvent-free grinding method using Fe (NO₃)₃.9H₂O as catalyst	Mridula Phukan; Monoj Kumar Kalita; Ruli Borah
335-339	Preparation of Mg–Al hydrotalcite from the effluent of Friedel–Crafts reaction and its application as a catalyst in Knoevenagel reaction	Siddheshwar W. Kshirsagar; Nitin R. Patil; Shriniwas D. Samant
341-347	Sodium tungstate-catalyzed “On-water” synthesis of β-arylvinyl bromides	Sanchita Roy; Sanjay Bhar
ebi	Editorial Board

Volume 3, Issue 3 (2010)

161-163	Green, three component highly efficient synthesis of 2-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-H-chromen-3-carbonitriles in water at ambient temperature	Ramadan A. Mekheimer; Afaf M. Abdelhameed; Sawsan M. Mohamed; Kamal Usef Sadek
165-172	Ethanol extract of Ocimum gratissimum as a green corrosion inhibitor for the corrosion of mild steel in H₂SO₄	Nnabuk O. Eddy; Stevens A. Odoemelam; Ibiam N. Ama
173-178	Thermodynamic properties of Thymus satureioides essential oils as corrosion inhibitor of tinplate in 0.5 M HCl: chemical characterization and electrochemical study	Lahcen Bammou; Bouchra Chebli; Rachid Salghi; Lahcen Bazzi; Belkheir Hammouti; Mohamed Mihit; Hassane Idrissi
179-190	Enhanced dechlorination of chlorobenzene compounds on fly ash: effects of metals, solvents, and temperature	Abdul Ghaffar; Masaaki Tabata
191-194	Potassium dihydrogen phosphate: an inexpensive reagent for the solvent-free, one-pot synthesis of α-aminophosphonates	Ratnadeep S. Joshi; Priyanka G. Mandhane; Sanjay K. Dabhade; Charansingh H. Gill
195-200	Zeolite as an efficient and recyclable activation surface for the synthesis of bis-thiazolidinones: theoretical screening owing to experimental biology	Jyotsna Meshram; Parvez Ali; Vandana Tiwari
201-204	The Heck reaction of aryl bromides: a green protocol for synthesis of 2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxy cinnamate	Yogesh O. Sharma; Mariam S. Degani
205-208	Eco-friendly polyethylene glycol-400: a rapid and efficient recyclable reaction medium for the synthesis of thiazole derivatives	Bhaskar S. Dawane; Baseer M. Shaikh; Namdev T. Khandare; Vinod T. Kamble; Santosh S. Chobe; Shankaraiah G. Konda
209-212	An efficient green protocol for the synthesis of 2-aryl substituted benzothiazoles	Jyotirling R. Mali; Dhanaji V. Jawale; Balaji S. Londhe; Ramrao A. Mane
213-216	Water mediated synthesis of various [1,3]oxazine compounds using alum as a catalyst	Sandip A. Sadaphal; Swapnil S. Sonar; Bapurao B. Shingate; Murlidhar S. Shingare
217-223	Synthesis of Schiff's bases in aqueous medium: a green alternative approach with effective mass yield and high reaction rates	V. Koteswara Rao; S. Subba Reddy; B. Satheesh Krishna; K. Reddi Mohan Naidu; C. Naga Raju; S. K. Ghosh
225-230	An alternate synthesis of levetiracetam	Ravikumar Mylavarapu; Ramasamy Vijaya Anand; Golla China Mala Kondaiah; Lekkala Amarnath Reddy; Gade Srinivas Reddy; Arnab Roy; Apurba Bhattacharya; Kagga Mukkanti; Rakeshwar Bandichhor
231-237	The effect of light intensity, film thickness, and monomer composition in styrene-based bioinspired polymers	Alejandro L. Barbarini; Dalila L. Reyna; Debora M. Martino
239-243	Removal of chromium from water using pea waste – a green approach	Jamil Anwar; Umer Shafique; Waheed-uz-Zaman; Muhammad Salman; Zaib Hussain; Maria Saleem; Naeema Shahid; Saliha Mahboob; Samina Ghafoor; Mehwish Akram; Rabia Rehman; Nadia Jamil
245-248	Novel pyrimidine derivatives by sonication and traditional thermal methods	Vijay V. Dabholkar; Faisal Y. Ansari
249-256	Simple ammonium ionic liquid catalyses the 1,5-benzodiazepine derivatives under mild conditions	Pankaj Attri; Mohinder Pal

Volume 3, Issue 2 (2010)

61-68	Leaves extract of Ananas sativum as green corrosion inhibitor for aluminium in hydrochloric acid solutions	E. I. Ating; S. A. Umoren; I. I. Udousoro; E. E. Ebenso; A. P. Udoh
69-82	Photodegradable plastics: end-of-life design principles	Bevin C. Daglen; David R. Tyler
83-87	PEG-400 remarkably efficient and recyclable media for one-pot synthesis of various 2-amino-4H-chromenes	Nana V. Shitole; Kiran F. Shelke; Sandip A. Sadaphal; Bapurao B. Shingate; Murlidhar S. Shingare
89-92	2,4,6-Trichloro[1,3,5]triazine (TCT)-catalyzed one-pot Mannich-type reaction: three component synthesis of β-amino carbonyl compounds	Firouzeh Nemati; Mohammad A. Bigdeli; Gholam Hossein Mahdavinia; Hossein Kiani
93-99	Green technologies in organic synthesis: self-condensation of enamines, enaminones and enaminoesters under microwave irradiation in ionic liquid	Khadijah M. Al-Zaydi; Laila M. Nhari; Rita M. Borik; Mohamed H. Elnagdi
101-104	A convenient synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles catalyzed by Y(TFA)₃	Runxia Wang; Chunsheng Liu; Genxiang Luo
105-113	Green chemistry: state of the art through an analysis of the literature	V. Dichiarante; D. Ravelli; A. Albini
115-120	Microwave-mediated one step synthesis of tri- and tetracyclic heterocyclic molecules	Sham M. Sondhi; Reshma Rani
121-125	Reusable polymer-supported copper catalyst for one-pot synthesis of 1-alkyl- and 1-aryl-1,2,3-triazoles: green, simple, and effective	Liang Wang; Chun Cai
127-134	The use of nano supported nickel catalyst in reduction of p-nitrophenol using hydrazine as hydrogen donor	Islam Hamdy Abd El Maksod; Tamer S. Saleh
135-142	Low-temperature synthesis of a green material for lithium-ion batteries cathode	Aliyar Mousavi; Azzedine Bensalem; Becky Gee
143-148	Lithium bromide as an efficient, green, and inexpensive catalyst for the synthesis of quinoxaline derivatives at room temperature	Alireza Hasaninejad; Abdolkarim Zare; Mohammad Reza Mohammadizadeh; Mohsen Shekouhy
149-159	“Green Star”: a holistic Green Chemistry metric for evaluation of teaching laboratory experiments	M. Gabriela T.C. Ribeiro; Dominique A. Costa; Adélio A. S. C. Machado

Volume 3, Issue 1 (2010)

1-6	Zinc dust-mediated reductive degradation of decabromodiphenyl ether	Guo-Bin Liu; Hong-Yun Zhao; Bin Yang; Thies Thiemann
7-15	Corrosion inhibition and adsorption properties of Azadirachta indica mature leaves extract as green inhibitor for mild steel in HNO₃	Sanjay K. Sharma; Ackmez Mudhoo; Gargi Jain; Jyoti Sharma
17-21	Alum catalyzed simple and efficient synthesis of 5-arylidene-2,4-thiazolidinedione in aqueous media	Kiran F. Shelke; Suryakant B. Sapkal; Gopal K. Kakade; Sandip A. Sadaphal; Bapurao B. Shingate; Murlidhar S. Shingare
23-26	Synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones in the presence of water under solvent free conditions using conventional heating, microwave irradiation/ultrasound	Sweety Singhal; Jomy K. Joseph; Suman L. Jain; Bir Sain
27-32	Cellulose sulfuric acid as a bio-supported and recyclable solid acid catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 2,4,5-triarylimidazoles under microwave irradiation	Kiran F. Shelke; Suryakant B. Sapkal; Gopal K. Kakade; Bapurao B. Shingate; Murlidhar S. Shingare
33-38	An efficient synthesis of α-hydroxyphosphonates and α-aminophosphonates in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane	Rajkumar U. Pokalwar; Sandip A. Sadaphal; Amol H. Kategaonkar; Bapurao B. Shingate; Murlidhar S. Shingare
39-47	Reaction of bromine with 4,5-dimethyl-1,4-cyclohexadiene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid: a green chemistry puzzle for organic chemistry students	Chitra Chandrasekhar; Veljko Dragojlovic
49-54	Silica supported perchloric acid (HClO₄-SiO₂): a green, reusable, and highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of thioethers under solvent-free conditions at room temperature	Babasaheb P. Bandgar; Shrikant S. Gawande; Dnyanoba B. Muley
55-59	Polyethylene glycol (PEG) mediated green synthesis of 2,5-disubstituted 1,3,4-oxadiazoles catalyzed by ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN)	Mazaahir Kidwai; Divya Bhatnagar; Neeraj Kumar Mishra

Volume 2, Issue 4 (2009)

193-211	Green process chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry	Berkeley W. Cue; Ji Zhang
213-216	Vulnerability of substituted aromatic hydroxy aldehydes to undergo Biginelli reaction in water	Wageeh S. El-Hamouly; Hanaa A. Tawfik; Eman M. H. Abbas
217-221	Extraction of humic acid from biological matrix – dry cow dung powder	N. S. Barot; H. K. Bagla
223-231	Ethanol extract of Terminalia catappa as a green inhibitor for the corrosion of mild steel in H₂SO₄	Nnabuk Okon Eddy; Patricia A. Ekwumemgbo; Paul A. P. Mamza
233-235	Water mediated efficient one-pot synthesis of bis-(4-hydroxycoumarin)methanes	Jaiprakash N. Sangshetti; Nagnnath D. Kokare; Devanand B. Shinde
237-241	MK-10 clay catalyzed, one pot, three component and efficient synthesis of novel 4-(2′,5′-disubstituted-1′H-indol-3′-yl)-2,6-bis(2″,5″-disubstituted-1″H-indol-3″-yl)pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitrile under conventional and microwave irradiation	J. S. Biradar; B. Sharanbasappa
243-247	Recycling of undesired isomers of key intermediate for aprepitant	Srinivas Gangula; Chandrashekar R. Elati; Anitha Nardela; Apurba Bhattacharya; Rakeshwar Bandichhor; D. Ashok
249-253	Henry reaction in environmentally benign methods using imidazole as catalyst	Mridula Phukan; Kalyan Jyoti Borah; Ruli Borah

Volume 2, Issue 3 (2009)

121-156	Selective chemical reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide, water, and ionic liquids	Rachid Skouta
157-159	A green synthesis of 2-phenyl/2-styrylchromones under solvent-free conditions using grinding technique	Dinesh Sharma; J. K. Makrandi
161-167	Three component one-pot synthesis of novel pyrimidino thiazolidin-4-ones catalyzed by activated fly ash	V. Kanagarajan; J. Thanusu; M. Gopalakrishnan
169-174	A rechargeable battery based on hydrophilic radical polymer electrode and its green assessment	K. Koshika; M. Kitajima; K. Oyaizu; H. Nishide
175-179	Cost-effective ionic liquid for environmentally friendly synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones	Sunil S. Chavan; Yogesh O. Sharma; Mariam S. Degani
181-187	Morphological silica-supported acid catalyst for esterification of aliphatic fatty acid	Mukesh Kumar Yadav; Ajay Vinod Kothari; Dhananjay G. Naik; Virendra Kumar Gupta
189-192	Knoevenagel reaction: alum-mediated efficient green condensation of active methylene compounds with arylaldehydes	Suresh; Jagir S. Sandhu

Volume 2, Issue 2 (2009)

57-60	Dual role of ammonium acetate for solvent-free synthesis of 1,3-disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-1H-naphth-[1,2e] [1,3]-oxazine	Suryakant B. Sapkal; Kiran F. Shelke; Amol H. Kategaonkar; Murlidhar S. Shingare
61-69	Synthesis of mono and diesters using eco-friendly solid acid catalyst – zirconium titanium phosphate	Rakesh Thakkar; Uma Chudasama
71-76	Core-shell thymine containing polymeric micelle system: study of controlled release of riboflavin	Kei Saito; John C. Warner
77-85	Synthesis, characterizations and biological studies of symmetrically substituted 2, 9, 16, 23-tetra-hydroxyphenylimino phthalocyanine complexes	M.H. Moinuddin Khan; K.R. Venugopala Reddy; J. Keshavayya; Fasiulla; S. Raghavendra
87-100	Solvent-free reactivity in the undergraduate organic laboratory	Andrew P. Dicks
101-105	A new one pot and solvent-free synthesis of nickel porphyrin complex	Rakesh Kumar Sharma; Gauri Ahuja; Indu Tucker Sidhwani
107-110	Green synthesis of isoamyl acetate in glycerol triacetate	Adi Wolfson; Dina Saidkarimov; Christina Dlugy; Dorith Tavor
111-119	Inhibitive, adsorption and synergistic studies on ethanol extract of Gnetum Africana as green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in H₂SO₄	Nnabuk O. Eddy; Steven A. Odoemelam; Anduang O. Odiongenyi

Volume 2, Issue 1 (2009)

1	Editorial	John C. Warner
3-7	An efficient ionic liquid promoted Knoevenagel condensation of 4-oxo-4H-benzopyran-3-carbaldehyde with Meldrum's acid	Kiran F. Shelke; Balaji R. Madje; Suryakant B. Sapkal; Bapurao B. Shingate; Murlidhar S. Shingare
9-21	A review of aqueous organic reactions for the undergraduate teaching laboratory	Andrew P. Dicks
23-27	Green route synthesis of Schiff's bases of isonicotinic acid hydrazide	A. B. Thomas; P. N. Tupe; R. V. Badhe; R. K. Nanda; L. P. Kothapalli; O. D. Paradkar; P. A. Sharma; A. D. Deshpande
29-33	Multicomponent eco-friendly synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2-(1H)-ones using an organocatalyst Lactic acid	Suresh; Anil Saini; Dhruva Kumar; Jagir S. Sandhu
35-41	Synthesis and characterization of silica-supported Preyssler nano particles and its catalytic activity for photodegradation of methyl orange	Fatemeh F. Bamoharram; Majid M. Heravi; Mina Roushani; Maryam R. Toosi; Ladan Jodeyre
43-46	A highly efficient, operationally simple and selective thia-Michael addition under solvent-free condition	Najmodin Azizi; Alireza Khajeh-Amiri; Hossein Ghafuri; Mohammad Bolourtchian
47-51	Corrosion inhibition of Neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves extract as a green corrosion inhibitor for Zinc in H₂SO₄	Sanjay Kumar Sharma; Ackmez Mudhoo; Gargi Jain; Essam Khamis
53-55	Solid Phase Baker–Venkataraman rearrangement under solvent-free condition using grinding technique	Dinesh Sharma; Surender Kumar; J. K. Makrandi

Volume 1, Issue 4 (2008)

191-196	Cellulose sulfuric acid: reusable catalyst for solvent-free synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes at room temperature	S. A. Sadaphal; S. S. Sonar; M. N. Ware; M. S. Shingare
197-203	Toward a more environmentally benign synthesis of doped barium titanate	Anne Marteel-Parrish; Samantha DeCarlo; Danielle Harlan; Jonathan Martin; Heather Sheridan
205-217	Environmentally regulated abiotic release of volatile pheromones from the sugar-based oral secretions of caribflies	Spencer S. Walse; Hans T. Alborn; Peter E. A. Teal
219-221	An eco-friendly oxidative bromination of alkanones by an aqueous grinding technique	K. Jakhar; J. K. Makrandi
223-230	Boric acid catalyzed bromination of a variety of organic substrates: an eco-friendly and practical protocol	Jayashree Nath; Mihir K. Chaudhuri
231-239	Generality of the environmentally benign catecholate method to the synthesis of barium-based perovskites	Anne Marteel-Parrish; Samantha DeCarlo; Danielle Harlan; Jonathan Martin; Heather Sheridan
241-246	Novel one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4-triazolidin-3-thiones comprising piperidine moiety	M. Gopalakrishnan; V. Kanagarajan; J. Thanusu

Volume 1, Issue 3 (2008)

141-148	Achieving synthetic efficiency through new method development	Jinhua J. Song; Jonathan T. Reeves; Daniel R. Fandrick; Zhulin Tan; Nathan K. Yee; Chris H. Senanayake
149-154	A greener organic chemistry experiment: reduction of citronellal to citronellol using poly(methylhydro)siloxane	Kathryn E. O'Brien; Denyce K. Wicht
155-163	Diels-Alder reactions in the presence of a minimal amount of water	Nicole Windmon; Veljko Dragojlovic
165-171	A green synthetic process for the preparation of water-soluble drugs: pegylation of menadiol and podophyllotoxin	Henry J. Niemczyk; Susan D. Van Arnum
173-177	One pot synthesis of unsymmetrical dihydropyridines by green, catalyst free and environmentally benign protocol	Papori Goswami
179-183	Microwave assisted efficient synthesis of β-keto-sulfones in aqueous medium	P. Sunitha; K. Shiva Kumar; B. Rama Rao; G. Venkateshwarlu
185-190	Zinc perchlorate catalyzed one-pot synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidinones under solvent-free conditions	Vikrant S. Palekar; Sanjeev R. Shukla

Volume 1, Issue 2 (2008)

79-97	Biomass-based green chemistry: sustainable solutions for modern economies	Rainer Höfer; Joaquim Bigorra
99-102	Microwave-assisted ammonium formate-mediated synthesis of Hanstzch dihydropyridines under solvent-free conditions – a green protocol	Manabendra Saha; Sanchita Roy; Subrata Kumar Chaudhuri; Sanjay Bhar
103-106	An efficient method for Knoevenagel condensation: a facile synthesis of 5-arylidenyl 2,4-thiazolidinedione	Shital R. Mahalle; Prashant D. Netankar; Sandipan P. Bondge; Ramrao A. Mane
107-112	Application of acidic extract of Platanus orientalis tree leaves as a green reagent for selective spectrophotometric determination of zirconium	Akbar Boveiri Monji; Ehsan Zolfonoun; Seyed Javad Ahmadi
113-121	Microwave-assisted ammonium formate-mediated Knoevenagel reaction under solvent-free conditions – a green method for C–C bond formation	Manabendra Saha; Sanchita Roy; Subrata Kumar Chaudhuri; Sanjay Bhar
123-125	An efficient green procedure for the synthesis of chalcones using C-200 as solid support under grinding conditions	S. Kumar; M. S. Lamba; J. K. Makrandi
127-132	Cesium carbonate catalyzed efficient synthesis of quinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-diones using carbon dioxide and 2-aminobenzonitriles	Yogesh P. Patil; Pawan J. Tambade; Sachin R. Jagtap; Bhalchandra M. Bhanage
133-139	A very high yielding and facile alkaline earth metals homogeneous catalysis of Biginelli reaction: an improved protocol	Shahnaz Khaleghi; Majid M. Heravi; Minou Khosroshahi; Farahnaz Kargar Behbahani; Zohreh Daroogheha

Volume 1, Issue 1 (2007)

1-2	The natural evolution of green chemistry	John Warner
3-4	Green chemistry design, innovation, solutions and a cohesive system	Paul Anastas
5	The challenge of green chemistry	Carles Estévez
7	A vision statement for the education section	Julie A. Haack
9-24	Green chemistry: the emergence of a transformative framework	Paul T. Anastas; Evan S. Beach
25-30	Enzymatic synthesis of chiral heteroaryl alcohols using plant fragments as the only biocatalyst and reducing agent	V. Aldabalde; P. Arcia; A. Gonzalez; D. Gonzalez
31-35	Synthesis of amine-phenol ligands in water – a simple demonstration of a hydrophobic effect	Kayla L. Collins; Lacey J. Corbett; Samantha M. Butt; Guruswamy Madhurambal; Francesca M. Kerton
37-45	“Greener” chemical syntheses using mechanochemical mixing or microwave and ultrasound irradiation	Rajender S. Varma
47-51	Green synthesis of soluble polyphenol: oxidative polymerization of phenol in water	Kei Saito; Gangyong Sun; Hiroyuki Nishide
53-59	Aryl ethyl ethers prepared by ethylation using diethyl carbonate	T. Weidlich; M. Pokorný; Z. Padělková; A. Růžička
61-64	The efficient synthesis of carbon–carbon double bonds via Knoevenagel condensation using red mud packed in a column	S. H. Khezri; M. Mohammad-Vali; B. Eftekhari-Sis; M. M. Hashemi; M. H. Baniasadi
65-72	Synthesis of “bioinspired” copolymers: experimental and theoretical investigation on poly(vinyl benzyl thymine-co-triethyl ammonium chloride)	N. Casis; C. V. Luciani; J. Vich Berlanga; D. A. Estenoz; D. M. Martino; G. R. Meira
73-78	Synthesis of 3-amino 1H-pyrazoles catalyzed by p-toluene sulphonic acid using polyethylene glycol-400 as an efficient and recyclable reaction medium	N. Suryakiran; D. Ramesh; Y. Venkateswarlu