Water opens the door to organolithiums and Grignard reagents: exploring and comparing the reactivity of highly polar organometallic compounds in unconventional reaction media towards the synthesis of tetrahydrofurans

Stereoselective organocatalysed reactions in deep eutectic solvents: highly tunable and biorenewable reaction media for sustainable organic synthesis

(2016) Elisabetta Massolo et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Base or nucleophile? DFT finally elucidates the origin of the selectivity between the competitive reactions triggered by MeLi or LDA on propanal

(2015) J. Marchois et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Unexpected lateral-lithiation-induced alkylative ring opening of tetrahydrofurans in deep eutectic solvents: synthesis of functionalised primary alcohols

(2015) Francesca C. Sassone et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Reactivity of Polar Organometallic Compounds in Unconventional Reaction Media: Challenges and Opportunities

(2015) Joaquin García-Álvarez et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Hydrophobic deep eutectic solvents as water-immiscible extractants

(2015) Dannie J.G.P. van Osch et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Understanding “On-Water” Catalysis of Organic Reactions. Effects of H+ and Li+ Ions in the Aqueous Phase and Nonreacting Competitor H-Bond Acceptors in the Organic Phase: On H2O versus on D2O for Huisgen Cycloadditions

(2015) Richard N. Butler et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Survey of Solvent Usage in Papers Published in Organic Process Research & Development 1997–2012

(2015) Christopher P. Ashcroft et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Introducing Deep Eutectic Solvents to Polar Organometallic Chemistry: Chemoselective Addition of Organolithium and Grignard Reagents to Ketones in Air

(2014) Cristian Vidal et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Regioselective desymmetrization of diaryltetrahydrofurans via directed ortho-lithiation: an unexpected help from green chemistry

(2014) Valentina Mallardo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) and Their Applications

(2014) Emma L. Smith et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

“The Great Beauty” of organolithium chemistry: a land still worth exploring

(2014) Vito Capriati et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Transitioning organic synthesis from organic solvents to water. What's your E Factor?

(2014) Bruce H. Lipshutz et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Organic Synthesis “on Water” vs “on Liquids”: A Comparative Analysis

(2014) Tal Sela et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Preparation, Properties, and Safe Handling of Commercial Organolithiums: Alkyllithiums, Lithium sec-Organoamides, and Lithium Alkoxides

(2014) Terry ‘Li’ Rathman et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents – Solvents for the 21st Century

(2014) Alexandre Paiva et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Low-Transition-Temperature Mixtures (LTTMs): A New Generation of Designer Solvents

(2013) María Francisco et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Gated access to α-lithiated phenyltetrahydrofuran: functionalisation via direct lithiation of the parent oxygen heterocycle

(2013) Rosmara Mansueto et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Role of Organolithium Aggregates and Mixed Aggregates in Organolithium Mechanisms

(2013) Hans J. Reich   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bio-based solvents: an emerging generation of fluids for the design of eco-efficient processes in catalysis and organic chemistry

(2013) Yanlong Gu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Green Solvents in Organic Synthesis: An Overview

(2013) Karem Shanab et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Direct observation of a lithiated oxirane: a synergistic study using spectroscopic, crystallographic, and theoretical methods on the structure and stereodynamics of lithiated ortho-trifluoromethyl styrene oxide

(2013) Antonio Salomone et al.   Chemical Science

Investigation of “On Water” Conditions Using a Biphasic Fluidic Platform

(2012) Sonia Mellouli et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organoindium Reagents: The Preparation and Application in Organic Synthesis

(2012) Zhi-Liang Shen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Deep eutectic solvents: syntheses, properties and applications

(2012) Qinghua Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Low melting mixtures in organic synthesis – an alternative to ionic liquids?

(2012) Carolin Ruß et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Nuclear Quantum Effects Affect Bond Orientation of Water at the Water-Vapor Interface

(2012) Yuki Nagata et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Searching for green solvents

(2011) Philip G. Jessop   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Water: Nature’s Reaction Enforcer—Comparative Effects for Organic Synthesis “In-Water” and “On-Water”

(2010) Richard N. Butler et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Anatomy of Long-Lasting Love Affairs with Lithium Carbenoids: Past and Present Status and Future Prospects

(2010) Vito Capriati et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Ultrafast Grignard addition reactions in the presence of water

(2010) Gyorgyi Osztrovszky et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Organic Synthesis “On Water”

(2009) Arani Chanda et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Hydrophilic Ligands and Their Application in Aqueous-Phase Metal-Catalyzed Reactions

(2009) Kevin H. Shaughnessy   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Organic reactions in low melting mixtures based on carbohydrates and l-carnitine—a comparison

(2009) Florian Ilgen et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY