Water is a safe, stable, inexpensive, and naturally abundant solvent. However, it is predominantly used for reaction work-ups in organic synthesis rather than as an alternative solvent. Nonetheless, it has many exciting features to offer better and cleaner chemistry for green chemical synthesis and catalysis, such as enhancing catalysis and controlling the reaction selectivity via metal-micelle cooperativity. Therefore, in the big picture, the use of water in syntheses enables powerful catalysis, saves toxic organic solvents, boosts the workers' and environmental safety, and adds economic value. In this talk, the focus will be on: (i) the fundamental understanding of how nanomicellear catalysis work; (ii) the design of sustainable nanocatalysts via synergy between water, metal, and micelle; (iii) reaction selectivity arising from metal-micelle cooperativity.

Insights of chemistry in water: metal-micelle cooperativity for sustainable catalysis

ACS Spring Meeting 2021

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