Solid acids for green chemistry

Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewpeer-review

Abstract

Solid acids and especially those based on micelle-templated silicas and other mesoporous high surface area support materials are beginning to play a significant role in the greening of fine and speciality chemicals manufacturing processes. A wide range of important organic reactions can be efficiently catalyzed by these materials, which can be designed to provide different types of acidity as well as high degrees of reaction selectivity. The solid acids generally have high turnover numbers and can be easily separated from the organic components. The combination of this chemistry with innovative reaction engineering offers exciting opportunities for innovative green chemical manufacturing in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)791-797
Number of pages7
JournalACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
Volume35
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2002

Keywords

  • SUPPORTED ALUMINUM-CHLORIDE
  • ENHANCED SELECTIVITY
  • LINEAR ALKYLBENZENES
  • CATALYSIS
  • REAGENTS
  • ALKYLATION
  • ROUTE

Cite this