MnBr(CO)5: a commercially available highly active catalyst for olefin hydrosilylation under ambient air and green conditions

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7721-7728
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02385K, Paper
Anthony Vivien, Laurent Veyre, Raphaël Mirgalet, Clément Camp, Chloé Thieuleux
Commercially available MnBr(CO)5 was found to be a remarkable catalyst for olefin hydrosilylation reactions using a wide range of olefins and silanes. This system tolerates unpurified substrates and can be used in green solvents under ambient air.
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Designing an enzyme assembly line for green cascade processes using bio-orthogonal chemistry

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7547-7555
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01898A, Paper
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Li Qiao, Zhiyuan Luo, Ru Wang, Xiaolin Pei, Shujiao Wu, Haomin Chen, Tian Xie, Roger A. Sheldon, Anming Wang
Linear orderly combi-crosslinked enzymes (O-CLEs) were designed and constructed for green cascade catalysis using bio-orthogonal chemistry.
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Novel elastic rubbers from CO2-based polycarbonates

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7612-7626
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02374E, Paper
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Giulia Chiarioni, Martin van Duin, Paolo P. Pescarmona
We report the synthesis of novel elastic rubbers based on polycarbonates prepared by the terpolymerisation of CO2 with a long-alkyl-chain epoxide and an unsaturated epoxide.
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Levoglucosenone to 3D-printed green materials: synthesizing sustainable and tunable monomers for eco-friendly photo-curing

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7571-7581
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01833D, Paper
Amandine L. Flourat, Lorenzo Pezzana, Sabrina Belgacem, Abdouramane Dosso, Marco Sangermano, Sami Fadlallah, Florent Allais
Novel monomers were prepared through a chemo-enzymatic route from cellulose-based levoglucosenone and polymerized via thiol-ene click-chemistry. The resulting materials proved suitable for 3D-printing, offering well-defined three-dimensional objects.
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Blue applicability grade index (BAGI) and software: a new tool for the evaluation of method practicality

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7598-7604
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02347H, Paper
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Natalia Manousi, Wojciech Wojnowski, Justyna Płotka-Wasylka, Victoria Samanidou
In this work, blue applicability grade index (BAGI) is proposed as a new metric tool for evaluating the practicality of an analytical method.
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Electrochemical nitration for organic C–N bond formation: a current view on possible N-sources, mechanisms, and technological feasibility

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7508-7517
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02084C, Perspective
Nils Kurig, Regina Palkovits
Rethinking nitration: sustainable electrochemical C-N functionalization. This work reviews diverse inorganic nitrogen sources for fine chemical production, with a perspective on innovative pathways to harness alternative nitrogen sources' potential.
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Natural dye-mediated signal tracer strategy: a green route for ultra-efficient immunochromatographic detection of antibiotics

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7756-7763
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01998E, Paper
Shaochi Wang, Ting Du, Junqi Huangmin, Sijie Liu, Ying Zhu, Daohong Zhang, Jing Sun, Yanru Wang, Lintao Zeng, Jianlong Wang
A nature-derived green and synthetic-free signal tracer strategy is developed based on alizarin for the immunochromatographic assay of antibiotics. The method shows good applicability for detection in milk, honey and water samples at a low cost.
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Enhanced upgrading of corncob to furfuryl alcohol with a novel silica-supported SO42−-TiO2 chemocatalyst and immobilized whole-cell biocatalyst

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7764-7773
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01764H, Paper
Qi Li, Ruiying Gao, Yi Zhang, Yufei Zhang, Tieliang Liu, Yu-Cai He, Ming-Ming Zheng
This work presents an efficient route for upgrading corncob to furfuryl alcohol using a novel silica-supported SO42−-TiO2 catalyst and recyclable magnetic hydrogel beads containing recombinant E. coli whole-cells in a sustainable approach.
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Reversal of methanation-oriented to RWGS-oriented Ni/SiO2 catalysts by the exsolution of Ni2+ confined in silicalite-1

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7582-7597
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02399K, Paper
Chia-Hung Chen, Hong-Kai Chen, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Chi-Liang Chen, Kittisak Choojun, Tawan Sooknoi, Hong-Kang Tian, Yu-Chuan Lin
Ni/SiO2-based catalysts derived from the reduction of silicalite-1-encapsulated, ligand-protected Ni2+ was found to be effective in the selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CO via the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS).
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