Green Approaches to Synthesize Organic Compounds and Drugs

Abstract

Green approach is a novel endeavor of chemistry that attempts to minimize or eliminate the utilization of hazardous substances in chemical reactions. The implementation and adoption of green chemistry has increasingly gained importance as it minimizes risks to the environment and human health, of exposure to chemicals. It also reduces the production expenses due to reduced solvent usage, reduction in disposal expense, and less energy requirement without sacrificing the quality of product. Green chemistry finds application starting from early stages of new drug development to the production at commercial scale. The benefits of the green chemistry are also seen in chemical industry with more or less the same advantages as in pharmaceutical industry. This book chapter elaborates the advances in green chemistry, which finds applications in organic chemistry and pharmaceutical industry and has tremendous potential for growth. Researchers can use this chapter as a guide to implement the green ideas while designing new schemes. The approach has immense potential to design compounds with novel activities while simultaneously allowing for a relatively straightforward synthesis. The progress and advantages about green chemistry are of significant importance for both medicinal chemistry and bulk pharmaceutical industries.