Replacement strategies for non-green dipolar aprotic solvents

F Gao, R Bai, F Ferlin, L Vaccaro, M Li, Y Gu - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Dipolar aprotic solvents (DMSO, DMF, DMAc, NMP, etc.) have been widely used in organic
synthesis and pharmaceutical research because of their remarkable polarities and …

Sustainable flow approaches to active pharmaceutical ingredients

F Ferlin, D Lanari, L Vaccaro - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The adoption of flow conditions has been the object of growing attention from both academia
and industry. The shift from batch to continuous-flow technology is very stimulating from a …

Brønsted-acid sites promoted degradation of phthalate esters over MnO2: mineralization enhancement and aquatic toxicity assessment

L Zhang, X Bi, Z Wang, AS Ertürk, G Elmaci, H Zhao… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are important technologies for aqueous organics
removal. Despite organic pollutants can be degraded via AOPs generally, high …

Quantitative sustainability assessment of flow chemistry–from simple metrics to holistic assessment

V Hessel, M Escriba-Gelonch, J Bricout… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flow chemistry has changed chemical process designs toward process intensification and is
generally considered as green methodology. In this connection, this perspective provides a …

Biomass waste-derived Pd–PiNe catalyst for the continuous-flow copper-free sonogashira reaction in a CPME–water azeotropic mixture

F Ferlin, F Valentini, D Sciosci… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report on the development of a waste minimization/valorization methodology
applied to the representative benchmark Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction performed in …

Classic vs. C–H functionalization strategies in the synthesis of APIs: a sustainability comparison

F Ferlin, G Brufani, G Rossini, L Vaccaro - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The landscape of organic synthesis has changed in the last two decades, especially in
areas such as pharmaceutical synthesis and large-scale industrial synthesis. The progress …

Flow synthesis approaches to privileged scaffolds–recent routes reviewed for green and sustainable aspects

AI Alfano, M Brindisi, H Lange - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Privileged scaffolds as starting points toward biologically active molecules represent a
neuralgic point in drug discovery. The ability of synthetic chemists concerned with their …

Waste-Minimized Continuous-Flow Synthesis of Oxindoles Exploiting a Polymer-Supported N Heterocyclic Palladium Carbene Complex in a CPME/Water Azeotrope

N Salameh, F Ferlin, F Valentini… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report the development of an effective synthetic protocol for the synthesis of
oxindoles in flow based on a C (sp3)–H activation process promoted by a supported N …

Aerobic waste-minimized Pd-catalysed C–H alkenylation in GVL using a tube-in-tube heterogeneous flow reactor

F Ferlin, I Anastasiou, L Carpisassi, L Vaccaro - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein we report the design and application of a tube-in-tube packed-bed flow reactor for
the first time for the development of a heterogeneous palladium catalysed oxidative C–C …

Amorphous Fe0.8Mn0.2Ox-Catalyzed Four-Step Tandem Synthesis of Benzazoles from Alcohols and o-Substituted Anilines without Solvent

L Dong, J Qin, J Chen, M Chen, M Lv… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Benzazoles, as crucial intermediates, can be synthesized via a superior four-step tandem
catalytic process from benzyl alcohols and o-substituted anilines. However, the reported …