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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006787603321

Titolo

Eco-friendly synthesis of fine chemicals / / edited by Roberto Ballini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, : RSC Publishing, 2009

ISBN

9781628701456

1628701455

9781847559760

184755976X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

RSC green chemistry book series, , 1757-7039

Altri autori (Persone)

BalliniRoberto

Disciplina

660.299

Soggetti

Organic compounds - Synthesis

Chemicals - Synthesis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

9781847559081_publicity; i_iv; v_vi; vii_xii; 001_079; 080_111; 112_154; 155_185; 186_219; 220_236; 237_274; 275_292; 293_300

Sommario/riassunto

The 20th century has seen a phenomenal growth in the global economy and continuous improvement in the standard of living in the industrialized countries. Sustainable development has become an ideal target in recent years and in the early 1990s the concept of ""Green chemistry"" was launched in the USA as a new paradigm, and since 1993 it has been promoted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The success of the pharmaceutical industry is, in large part, due to the towering achievement of organic chemistry, a mature science which emerged as a di