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Aluminum‐Based Catalysts for Cycloaddition Reactions: Moving One Step Ahead in Sustainability
Author(s) -
Dogra Ashima,
Gupta Neeraj
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201902613
Subject(s) - cycloaddition , catalysis , chemistry , atom economy , metal , aluminium , transition metal , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , biochemical engineering , materials science , engineering
A large variety of dienes and alkenes can be derived from plants and used further for the production of fine chemicals or biologically active compounds. Herein, we have identified such dienes/alkenes, as well as their synthetic analogues, and presented a strategy for their conversion by atom‐economical cycloaddition reactions. The catalyst used for these conversions is derived from abundantly‐available aluminum metal in earth's crust, which has low toxicity, easy availability and low price in comparison to the transition metals. Astonishingly, the applications of aluminum‐based catalysts are underdeveloped in comparison to the d‐block metal analogues. Therefore, this review summarizes the developments in the field of cycloaddition reactions by using aluminum‐based catalysts, a pathway that can be pursued for developing “Sustainable Processes”.