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Contents
Chapter 1 Recent Achievements in Organic Reactions in Alcohols
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Alcohols as Green Solvents
1.2.1 Hydrogenation/Reduction Reaction
1.2.2 Oxidation Reaction
1.2.3 Substitution Reaction
1.2.4 Addition Reaction
1.2.5 Cyclization Reaction
1.2.6 Coupling Reaction
1.2.7 Condensation/Ring Condensation Reaction
1.3 Alcohols as Green Solvents and Catalysts
1.3.1 Addition Reaction
1.3.2 Cyclization Reaction
1.3.3 Coupling Reaction
1.3.4 Condensation Reaction
1.3.5 Metathesis Reaction
1.4 Alcohols as Green Solvents and Hydrogen Donors
1.5 Miscellaneous
1.5.1 Polyethylene Glycol as a Solvent for CO2 Capture and Conversion
1.5.2 Polyethylene Glycol Radical-Initiated Oxidation Reactions in Compressed Carbon Dioxide
1.5.3 Ring-Opening Reaction
1.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 2 Recent Achievements in Organic Reactions in MeCN
2.1 Introduction
2.2 MeCN in Transition Metal-catalyzed Reactions Without Radicals Involved
2.2.1 Transition Metal-catalyzed Addition Reactions in MeCN
2.2.2 Transition Metal-catalyzed Oxidation Reactions in MeCN
2.2.3 Transition Metal-catalyzed Reduction Reactions in MeCN
2.2.4 Transition Metal-catalyzed Substitution Reactions in MeCN
2.2.5 Transition Metal-catalyzed Cyclization Reactions in MeCN
2.3 MeCN in Transition Metal-free Catalyzed Reactions Without Radicals Involved
2.3.1 Transition Metal-free Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions in MeCN
2.3.2 Transition Metal-free Catalyzed Multicomponent Reactions in MeCN
2.3.3 Transition Metal-free Catalyzed C X Bond Formation in MeCN
3.10 Conclusions and Outlook
References
Chapter 4 Recent Achievements in Organic Reactions in DMSO
4.1 Pummerer-type Activation of DMSO
4.2 Selectfluor-enabled Activation of DMSO
4.3 Activation of DMSO Enabled by Single-electron Transformation
4.4 Electrocatalytic Synthesis Enabled Activation of DMSO
4.5 Photocatalytic Reaction Enabled Activation of DMSO
4.6 DMSO Acts as the Metal Ligand
4.7 Some Special Activation or Usage of DMSO
4.8 Summary and Outlook
References
Chapter 5 The Use of DMC as Green Solvent in Organic Synthesis
5.1 Introduction