Green Chemistry in Drug Synthesis
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 3122
Special Issue Editors
Interests: medicinal chemistry; melatonin receptor ligands; natural products; anticancer activity; indole-based biologically active molecules; glutathione
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainability is a critical global issue, and governments, industries and communities are facing this problem with different actions, approaches and initiatives. Researchers around the globe should play their part, particularly in the chemistry field, and thus the design of chemical products and the development of novel techniques that can avoid the use or the generation of hazardous substances is strongly needed.
Modern synthetic techniques such as C-H and late-stage functionalization, photochemistry and catalysis, microwave- and flow-assisted reactions are now well-established greener processes that have been applied to synthesize both known biologically active chemical compounds by more sustainable routes as well as completely new materials and active molecules. Sustainable reactions also need greener solvents, so the development of reactions in water and ionic liquids represent an important goal in this field.
The implementation of green chemistry in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery is an area with a very specific focus that is constantly growing and giving important results, but much more still needs to be done.
In this Special Issue, we aim to draw together research from experts in the field that highlight novel emerging green techniques and strategies aimed to trace future directions that will lead to discoveries in medicinal chemistry.
Dr. Michele Mari
Dr. Michele Retini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- medicinal chemistry
- green chemistry
- catalysis
- photochemistry
- C-H activation
- late-stage functionalization
- flow chemistry
- microwave
- ionic liquids
- sustainable synthesis
