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
Open Access Open Access
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
Open Access Open Access
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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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Highly efficient biosynthesis of 2,4-dihydroxybutyric acid by a methanol assimilation pathway in engineered Escherichia coli

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7662-7672
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02083E, Paper
Xianjuan Dong, Chao Sun, Jing Guo, Xiangyu Ma, Mo Xian, Rubing Zhang
2,4-Dihydroxybutyric acid production via a methanol assimilation pathway is a green and eco-friendly process without carbon loss.
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A review of the green chemistry approaches to leather tanning in imparting sustainable leather manufacturing

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7441-7469
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02948D, Critical Review
Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan, Jane Harris, James J. C. Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti
Green chemistry approaches studied for leather tanning are critically reviewed. The tanning performance and mechanical properties are discussed. The mechanisms of tanning for various tanning agents and future directions are outlined.
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Precious metal catalyst recycling through photocatalytic dissolution

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7518-7523
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02518G, Communication
Yao Chen, Huan He, Shuyang Xu, Zhengxi Zou, Weiming Hua, Zhenfeng Bian, Hexing Li, Yinghong Yue
By utilizing photocatalytic dissolution techniques and traditional deposition–precipitation procedures, we can recycle and regenerate precious metal catalysts in an environmentally friendly manner, which displays a high activity recovery level.
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Dual active-sites of Co and oxygen vacancies in Co-doped CeO2-catalyzed toluene oxidation for the subsequent Knoevenagel condensation process

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7673-7681
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02466K, Paper
Yong Zou, Yuxuan Liu, Sai Zhang, Yongquan Qu
Efficient activation and oxidative transformation of C(sp3)–H into value-added compounds by O2 represents a sustainable synthetic pathway with high atom economy and environmentally friendly features.
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Enhanced depolymerization of beech wood lignin and its removal with peroxidases through continuous separation of lignin fragments

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7682-7695
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01246H, Paper
Kenneth Sze Kai Teo, Keiko Kondo, Kaori Saito, Yu Iseki, Takashi Watanabe, Takashi Nagata, Masato Katahira
A study highlighting the benefits associated with the continuous separation of MnP- (or LiP-) depolymerized lignin fragments from the reaction medium using a membrane bioreactor.
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Carbon materials for hybrid evaporation-induced electricity generation systems

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7470-7484
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02805D, Tutorial Review
Can Ge, Duo Xu, Yan Qian, Heng Du, Chong Gao, Zhuoer Shen, Zhe Sun, Jian Fang
The most recent developments in carbon materials for hybrid evaporation-induced electricity generation systems are discussed in detail and analyzed in depth.
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