Multiphase Homogeneous Catalysis [Hardcover]

Boy Cornils (Editor), Wolfgang A. Herrmann (Editor), Istvan T. Horvath (Editor), Walter Leitner (Editor), Stefan Mecking (Editor), H?l?ne Olivier-Bourbigou (Editor), Dieter Vogt (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 3527307214 | ISBN-13: 978-3527307210 | Publication Date: December 5, 2005 | Edition: 1

This long-awaited two-volume handbook is the one-stop reference for everybody working in the field of multiphase catalysis. Covering academic and industrial applications, it will set the standard for future developments.
All editors are top scientists with an industrial or academic background, and have put together an international team to present every facet of this fascinating methodology -- including aqueous phase catalysis, ionic liquids, flourous phase chemistry, supercritical solvents and catalysis with polymer bound ligands -- in a compact and competent manner.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"…I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of these two volumes, and they will be a welcome addition to my bookshelf." (Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 19, 2006)

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This long-awaited two-volume handbook is the one-stop reference for everybody working in the field of multiphase catalysis. Covering academic and industrial applications, it will set the standard for future developments.

All editors are top scientists with an industrial or academic background and have put together an international team to present every facet of this fascinating methodology -- including aqueous-phase catalysis, ionic liquids, fluorous-phase chemistry, supercritical solvents, and catalysis with polymer-bound ligands -- in a compact and competent manner.

From the Contents:

Organic Chemistry in Water
Homogeneous Catalysis in the Aqueous Phase
Technical Solutions
Technical Applications of Supercritical Fluids
Organic-Organic Biphasic Catalysis on a Laboratory Scale
Enantioselective Catalysis in the Fluorous Phase
Catalysis in Nonaqueous Ionic Liquids
Commercial Applications and Aspects of Ionic Liquids
Catalysis using Supercritical Solvents
Soluble Polymer-Bound Catalysts
Polymer-Bound Metal Complexes as Catalysts for C-C and C-N Coupling

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 905 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (December 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3527307214
• ISBN-13: 978-3527307210
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.1 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,577,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)