2-Methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF): A Biomass-Derived Solvent with Broad Application in Organic Chemistry

Direct catalytic conversion of furfural to 1,5-pentanediol by hydrogenolysis of the furan ring under mild conditions over Pt/Co2AlO4 catalyst

(2011) Wenjie Xu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Green chemistry oriented organic synthesis in water

(2011) Marc-Olivier Simon et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Iron-Catalyzed Furfural Production in Biobased Biphasic Systems: From Pure Sugars to Direct Use of Crude Xylose Effluents as Feedstock

(2011) Thorsten vom Stein et al.   ChemSusChem

Synthesis and First Biological Evaluation of an Iron-Containing HETE Analogue

(2011) Nina Kausch-Busies et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Towards greener solvents for the bleach oxidation of alcohols catalysed by stable N-oxy radicals

(2011) Michiel H. A. Janssen et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Highly efficient chemoselective N-TBS protection of anilines under exceptional mild conditions in the eco-friendly solvent 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

(2011) Vittorio Pace et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Pseudomonas stutzeri lipase: a useful biocatalyst for aminolysis reactions

(2011) S. van Pelt et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Expanding GSK's solvent selection guide – embedding sustainability into solvent selection starting at medicinal chemistry

(2011) Richard K. Henderson et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

From biomass to feedstock: one-step fractionation of lignocellulose components by the selective organic acid-catalyzed depolymerization of hemicellulose in a biphasic system

(2011) Thorsten vom Stein et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Searching for green solvents

(2011) Philip G. Jessop   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Oxidation-hydroxymethylation-reduction: a one-pot three-step biocatalytic synthesis of optically active α-aryl vicinal diols

(2011) Saravanakumar Shanmuganathan et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Optimised Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of benzoin by a chemoenzymatic approach in 2-MeTHF

(2011) Pilar Hoyos et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS B-ENZYMATIC

Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Mannich-type (AVM) Reaction of Nonactivated α-Angelica Lactone

(2011) Lin Zhou et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Design and Scale-Up of Diels–Alder Reactions for the Practical Synthesis of 5-Phenylbicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-one

(2011) Jacques-Alexis Funel et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Toxicological Assessment of 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran and Cyclopentyl Methyl Ether in Support of Their Use in Pharmaceutical Chemical Process Development

(2011) Vincent Antonucci et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Key Green Engineering Research Areas for Sustainable Manufacturing: A Perspective from Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemicals Manufacturers

(2011) Concepción Jiménez-González et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Highly regioselective control of 1,2-addition of organolithiums to α,β-unsaturated compounds promoted by lithium bromide in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran: a facile and eco-friendly access to allylic alcohols and amines

(2011) Vittorio Pace et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Chiral phosphine–phosphite ligands in the enantioselective 1,4-addition of Grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds

(2011) Qaseem Naeemi et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

Total Synthesis of the Marine Antibiotic Pestalone and its Surprisingly Facile Conversion into Pestalalactone and Pestalachloride A

(2010) Nikolay Slavov et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Pentenoic Acid Pathways for Cellulosic Biofuels

(2010) Regina Palkovits   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Selective and Flexible Transformation of Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals by a Multifunctional Catalytic System

(2010) Frank M. A. Geilen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Applied Biotransformations in Green Solvents

(2010) María J. Hernáiz et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Recent progress in industrial biocatalysis

(2010) Bettina M Nestl et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Enzyme-catalyzed C–C bond formation using 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) as (co)solvent: efficient and bio-based alternative to DMSO and MTBE

(2010) Saravanakumar Shanmuganathan et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Palladium-catalysed Grignard cross-coupling using highly concentrated Grignards in methyl-tetrahydrofuran

(2010) Edward J. Milton et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

2-Methyltetrahydrofuran as a suitable green solvent for phthalimide functionalization promoted by supported KF

(2010) Vittorio Pace et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Large-Scale Asymmetric Synthesis of a Cathepsin S Inhibitor

(2010) Jon C. Lorenz et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Highly Stereoselective and Scalableanti-Aldol Reactions UsingN-(p-Dodecylphenylsulfonyl)-2-pyrrolidinecarboxamide: Scope and Origins of Stereoselectivities

(2010) Hua Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Deprotonation usings-BuLi ori-PrLi and Chiral Diamines in THF: The Diamine Matters

(2010) Giorgio Carbone et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cleave and capture chemistry illustrated through bimetallic-induced fragmentation of tetrahydrofuran

(2010) Robert E. Mulvey et al.   Nature Chemistry

Development of an Efficient Large-Scale Synthesis for a 4H-imidazo[5,1-c][1,4]benzoxazine-3-carboxamide Derivative for Depression and Anxiety

(2010) Nicola Giubellina et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Identification of a Manufacturing Route of Novel CRF-1 Antagonists Containing a 2,3-Dihydro-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine Moiety

(2010) Arianna Ribecai et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Sustainability and Biotechnology

(2010) Hans-Peter Meyer   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Silica-immobilized piperazine: A sustainable organocatalyst for aldol and Knoevenagel reactions

(2010) Saravanakumar Shanmuganathan et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Catalytic conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates to fuels and chemicals by formation and upgrading of mono-functional hydrocarbon intermediates

(2009) Ryan M. West et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Organic Synthesis “On Water”

(2009) Arani Chanda et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Green Chemistry: Principles and Practice

(2009) Paul Anastas et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Biocatalysis in development of green pharmaceutical processes

(2009) Junhua Tao et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Regioselective enzymatic acylation of pharmacologically interesting nucleosides in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, a greener substitute for THF

(2009) Yolanda Simeó et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Solvent Effects on Fructose Dehydration to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural in Biphasic Systems Saturated with Inorganic Salts

(2009) Yuriy Román-Leshkov et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Efficient chemoselective addition of Grignard reagents to carbonyl compounds in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

(2009) Weihui Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Enantioselective Cu-Catalyzed 1,4-Addition of Grignard Reagents to Cyclohexenone Using Taddol-Derived Phosphine-Phosphite Ligands and 2-Methyl-THF as a Solvent

(2008) Tobias Robert et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

“Nonsolvent” Applications of Ionic Liquids in Biotransformations and Organocatalysis

(2008) Pablo Domínguez de María   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Asymmetric Aminocatalysis-Gold Rush in Organic Chemistry

(2008) Paolo Melchiorre et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Solvents in organic synthesis: Replacement and multi-step reaction systems

(2008) Rafiqul Gani et al.   COMPUTERS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Solvents from nature

(2008) István T. Horváth   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Optimization of Organolithium Reactions

(2008) Terry ‘Li’ Rathman et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT