Open AccessPRACTICAL APPROACH TO GREEN CHEMISTRY
Author(s) -
M. M. Bhandari,
Seema Raj
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences/international journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2656-0097
pISSN - 0975-1491
DOI - 10.22159/ijpps.2017v9i4.15640
Subject(s) - green chemistry , atom economy , hazardous waste , biochemical engineering , environmentally friendly , chemistry , renewable energy , combinatorial chemistry , catalysis , environmental pollution , organic chemistry , safer , nanotechnology , process engineering , computer science , environmental science , waste management , materials science , engineering , reaction mechanism , ecology , environmental protection , electrical engineering , computer security , biology
Objective: The basic principles of green chemistry addresses various issues related to synthesis of chemical compounds: planning organic synthesis to maximise yield, prevention/minimization of waste, atom economy, the use of less lethal chemicals, use of safer solvents, renewable starting materials, energy efficiency and use of green catalysts. The objective of this study is to elaborate the practical approach of green methods.Methods: In this paper, we elucidate some important common syntheses having green procedures which can be used in the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry and other fields as well.Results: Green chemistry principles follow up to reduce pollution and environmental degradation by utilizing eco-friendly, non-hazardous, reproducible and efficient solvents and catalysts in the synthesis of drug molecules, drug intermediates and in researches involving synthetic chemistry. The paper also approaches green methods in which microwave radiation can be used as an energy efficient tool.Conclusion: Experimental procedures are gathered from educational journals and laboratory manuals and are viewed in the light of efficacy of green chemistry principles.