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Frontispiece: The Future of Polar Organometallic Chemistry Written in Bio‐Based Solvents and Water
Author(s) -
GarcíaÁlvarez Joaquín,
Hevia Eva,
Capriati Vito
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201885661
Subject(s) - reactivity (psychology) , organometallic chemistry , reagent , legend , polar , group 2 organometallic chemistry , chemistry , water chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental chemistry , art , astrobiology , environmental science , literature , catalysis , physics , molecule , astronomy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
According to a Japanese legend , the God of Water and the Goddess of Fire lived as one before being turned against each other by the Lord of Winds. The reactivity of Grignard and organolithium reagents are critically analysed here when bulk water or other bio‐based protic solvents are used as the only reaction media. The results suggest that there exist a middle ground for “water” and “fire” to live again together! For more information, see the Concept article by J. García‐Álvarez, H. Hevia and V. Capriati on page 14854 ff.