The sunny side of chemistry: green synthesis by solar light Export

@article{citeulike:5647670, abstract = {The storage of solar energy is one of the main challenges in the near future. A rather unexploited way to fulfil this goal is the solar light induced formation of new chemical bonds, i.e. the synthesis of chemicals. Solar photons can be considered the ideal green reagents since they are costless and leave no residue in the reaction mixture. In many cases the solar radiation could be successfully used in place of toxic or expensive chemical reagents to overcome the activation energy in organic synthesis. In this perspective, the emerging trends on the use of solar light for green synthesis are summarized, highlighting the advantages of this photochemical method.}, author = {Protti, Stefano and Fagnoni, Maurizio}, citeulike-article-id = {5647670}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b909128a}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/article.asp?doi=b909128a}, doi = {10.1039/b909128a}, journal = {Photochem. Photobiol. Sci.}, keywords = {photochemistry, review, solar}, posted-at = {2009-08-25 22:38:02}, priority = {2}, publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry}, title = {The sunny side of chemistry: green synthesis by solar light}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b909128a}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5647670 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5647670 N2 - The storage of solar energy is one of the main challenges in the near future. A rather unexploited way to fulfil this goal is the solar light induced formation of new chemical bonds, i.e. the synthesis of chemicals. Solar photons can be considered the ideal green reagents since they are costless and leave no residue in the reaction mixture. In many cases the solar radiation could be successfully used in place of toxic or expensive chemical reagents to overcome the activation energy in organic synthesis. In this perspective, the emerging trends on the use of solar light for green synthesis are summarized, highlighting the advantages of this photochemical method. JF - Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. TI - The sunny side of chemistry: green synthesis by solar light PB - The Royal Society of Chemistry KW - photochemistry KW - review KW - solar AU - Protti, Stefano AU - Fagnoni, Maurizio PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b909128a ER -