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SUBMITTER: Lipshutz BH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4142526 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lipshutz Bruce H BH Ghorai Subir S
Green chemistry : an international journal and green chemistry resource : GC 20140801 8
Traditional organic chemistry, and organic synthesis in particular, relies heavily on organic solvents, as most reactions involve organic substrates and catalysts that tend to be water-insoluble. Unfortunately, organic solvents make up most of the organic waste created by the chemical enterprise, whether from academic, industrial, or governmental labs. One alternative to organic solvents follows the lead of Nature: water. To circumvent the solubility issues, newly engineered "designer" surfactan ...[more]