Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196701
Keywords
biobased solvents; green chemistry; biocatalysis; organocatalysis; metal catalysis
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The development of green solvents with renewable properties has provided an environmentally friendly alternative for synthesizing optically active compounds.
The necessity of more sustainable conditions that follow the twelve principles of Green Chemistry have pushed researchers to the development of novel reagents, catalysts and solvents for greener asymmetric methodologies. Solvents are in general a fundamental part for developing organic processes, as well as for the separation and purification of the reaction products. By this reason, in the last years, the application of the so-called green solvents has emerged as a useful alternative to the classical organic solvents. These solvents must present some properties, such as a low vapor pressure and toxicity, high boiling point and biodegradability, and must be obtained from renewable sources. In the present revision, the recent application of these biobased solvents in the synthesis of optically active compounds employing different catalytic methodologies, including biocatalysis, organocatalysis and metal catalysis, will be analyzed to provide a novel tool for carrying out more ecofriendly organic processes.
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