Highlights

1st International Conference on Materials for Energy
Karlsruhe, Germany
2010-07-04 - 2010-07-08

Green Solvents for Synthesis

Oct 10 2010 - Oct 13 2010 , Berchtesgaden/Germany

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The solvent is a strategic parameter for chemical transformations occurring in solution phase and plays a crucial role for the implementation of such processes on a laboratory and industrial scale. On a molecular level, the solvent helps to bring reagents in direct contact and stabilises or destabilises intermediates and transition states. In process design, the use of solvents determines the choice of work-up procedures and requires recycling or disposal strategies.

The aim of the conference is to highlight innovative concepts for the substitution of volatile organic solvents in solution phase synthesis. Emphasis will be laid on the development and application of alternative reaction media based on advanced fluids such as aqueous phases, ionic liquids, supercritical phases, green organic solvents, or soluble polymers, but includes also phase-separable reagents and related separation strategies in all areas of chemical synthesis.

General topics include: Green Chemistry and solution phase synthesis Catalysis (heterogeneous, organometallic, bio- and organocatalysis) and catalyst immobilisation Conversion of alternative feedstocks Chiral solvents for asymmetric synthesis and separation processes Synthesis of materials using advanced fluids Process intensification in synthesis and purification processes Physico-chemical properties of alternative solvents as related to chemical synthesis Reaction engineering for advanced fluids

Following the successful example of the previous “Green Solvents” meetings, the scientific programme will be structured according to reaction types and chemical processes, rather than the type of solvent system. The lecture programme consists of a special Sunday evening lecture, keynote and invited lectures and submitted oral presentations with no parallel sessions. The poster session plays a key role for the discussion of cutting edge results in the field.

The 2010 edition of “Green Solvents for Synthesis” will be held in the picturesque location of Berchtesgaden at the Lake Königsee in the Bavarian Alps between Munich and Salzburg. An excursion to and on the lake and a conference dinner in a typical Bavarian setting will be part of the social programme.