Approaches towards the development of green and sustainable protocols for the synthesis of organic molecules

Title : Approaches towards the development of green and sustainable protocols for the synthesis of organic molecules

Abstract:

Millions of reactions have been carried out to synthesize various organic molecules. Among those reactions, very few are green and sustainable. Catalysis is one of the 12 green chemistry principles. There are drawbacks in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, which can be rectified by nanocatalysis. Nowadays, nanocatalysis is one of the important chapters in overall catalysis. Due to their high surface-to-volume ratio, nanoparticles act as homogeneous catalysts. On the other hand, insolubility in almost all solvents rendered them as heterogeneous catalysts. The only disadvantage is agglomeration. This can also be overcome by using stabilizers. Many stabilizers are known, but graphene, graphite oxide, graphitic carbon titride, and metal organic framework are very useful due to their nontoxic nature, high thermal and chemical stabilities, etc. Moreover, recovery and reusability are easy. They not only act as support materials but also behave as catalysts in several transformative or synthetic reactions. Many functional groups are present on their surfaces, so post synthetic modifications are quite easy. So, any synthesis using these types of catalysts can be regarded as almost green and sustainable.

Audieance Takeaway: 
Application of environment-friendly, sustainable materials in organic synthesis.
Other researchers can also utilize nanoparticles and graphene oxide in their research.
This catalyst can be used at the Industrial level.

Biography:

Dr. Amarta Kumar Pal acquired his master's degree in chemistry from the University of Calcutta, in 2001. Then, he joined in Prof. K. C. Majumder’s group to pursue his Ph.D. degree. He received his Ph.D. in 2007 and went to Taiwan for his post-doctoral study. He spent around one year at Academia Sinica, Taiwan in Prof. C. H. Lin’s laboratory. In 2009, he joined as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, in North-Eastern Hill University. He has been promoted to Associate Professor in 2021. He produced seven Ph.D. students and published more than fifty publications in international peer-reviewed journals. His research interests are the development of green and sustainable methods for organic synthesis and, the synthesis of biologically important heterocyclic molecules.