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Ideal Synthesis; New Synthetic Routes in Green Chemistry
Sunita Tandon[1],
Ritu Mathur[2],
Meenakshi Jain[3]*
[1]
Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Raj Rishi College, Alwar –Rajasthan-301001
INDIA
[2] Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Raj Rishi College, Alwar –Rajasthan-301001
INDIA
[3] Chief Managing Director, Positive Climate Care Private Limited,
Jaipur – Rajasthan -302023 INDIA
* For correspondence: Email:
jain.minaxi@gmail.com
Abstract:
The design of chemical products and processes that can reduce or
eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances is
‘Green Chemistry’ also called Sustainable chemistry. It applies
to various branches of chemistry Including Industrial
applications. Our environment needs to be protected from ever
increasing chemical pollution. Chemical Processes and chemical
industries are the biggest source of hazardous wastes, which are
released in the air, water and land. Green chemistry is a series
of reductions, which lead to the goal of triple bottom line
benefits of economic, environmental and social improvements.
Natural processes are ‘green’ while synthetic processes are ‘grey’.
The need of the hour is to plan new synthetic routes, which are
environment friendly. Ideal synthesis has proved to be really
‘ideal’ in this regard. We can think of green chemistry as
directing us towards ‘Ideal Synthesis’. The ideal, green
synthesis is a one step process that uses no reagent mass. Such
a definition seems impossible yet the literature contains a
number of very pleasing examples of extremely efficient
synthetic protocols that produce complex molecules in
comparatively trivial number of steps. Ideal Synthesis is safe,
environmentally acceptable and atom efficient. Green chemistry,
which involves ideal synthesis, is innovative, smart and
ethically responsible. Also there is 100% yield and simple
separation process with minimal input and additional outputs. In
ideal synthesis, steps can be telescoped together, reducing the
number of discrete stages in the process. CO2 is
often promoted as a green reaction medium. To achieve greener
chemical processes ‘Clean Technologies’ are becoming the most
widely acceptable goal of green technology. Thus it is quite
obvious that this field promises a bright future.
Keywords: Green chemistry, Chemical pollution, Ideal
synthesis, Clean technologies
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