This book describes some of the most important green solvents, their merits and demerits. These green solvents include water, supercritical carbon dioxide, ionic liquids, polyethylene glycol and its solutions and the Florous Phase Technique. A large number of representative synthetic applications for each of the green solvents are described.

Table of Contents

1 Use of Water as a Solvent for Organic Reaction
2 Organic Reactions in Super Critical Water or in Near Water (NCW) Region
3 Microwave Assisted Organic Reactions in Water
4 Organic Synthesis using Biocatalysts
5 Organic Synthesis in Super Critical Carbon Dioxide
6 Organic Synthesis using Carbon Dioxide
7 Organic Synthesis using Ionic Liquids
8 Polyethylene Glycol and its Solutions as Green Reaction Medium of Future
9 Organic Synthesis using Fluorous Phase Techniques
Index