Novel Green Catalysts and Applications of Organocatalysis
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 5087
Special Issue Editor
Interests: organocatalysis; green reactions; heterogeneous catalysis; cooperative catalysis; organic polymer
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Dear Colleagues,
Small organic molecules have been used as catalysts in organic and inorganic transformations for a long time. Especially since proline and imidazolidinone were employed to efficiently catalyze asymmetric reactions as the milestones, organocatalysts have been given much more attention. With even better performance than enzymes, organocatalysts may overcome some of the drawbacks of enzymes and metal catalysts, which means that they are sometimes more practical in the chemical industry.
This Special Issue is established to collect new developments on chemical transformations via organocatalysis. This involves but is not limited to research work and reviews on small organic molecule catalysts and their immobilized heterogeneous counterparts. The manuscripts could also be related to transition metal-free organic materials with catalytic activity, such as organic macromolecules/polymers, carbon-based materials, covalent organic frameworks (COFs), and other organic nanomaterials. Moreover, comparisons of organocatalysts with metal and/or enzyme catalysts are welcome in this issue.
Dr. Ning Ma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- organocatalysis
- green reactions
- asymmetric synthesis
- heterogeneous catalysis
- transition metal-free catalysts
- catalytically active organic materials
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