Open AccessSupported Sulfonic Acids: Solid Catalysts for Batch and Continuous‐Flow Synthetic Processes
Author(s) -
Piscopo Calogero G.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemistryopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2191-1363
DOI - 10.1002/open.201402148
Subject(s) - catalysis , flow chemistry , atom economy , continuous flow , green chemistry , work (physics) , chemistry , reaction conditions , organic chemistry , sulfonic acid , process engineering , chemical engineering , biochemical engineering , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , reaction mechanism , engineering , mechanical engineering
It's easy being green ! In this work, supported sulfonic acids were used as effective catalysts for different classes of reactions. They have the advantage of being cheap, safe, and easy to recycle. Reaction conditions are mild, have good atom economy, and work‐up steps are very easy, satisfying essential parameters of the “green chemistry” philosophy. Application of these catalysts to continuous‐flow processes resulted in a considerable improvement in efficiency.