Green and Sustainable Medicinal Chemistry: Methods, Tools and Strategies for the 21st Century Pharmaceutical Industry (Green Chemistry Series, Volume 46) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782624678 ISBN 13: 9781782624677

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016

Synopsis

Addressing current challenges with the best in modern green chemical technologies and sustainability thinking in pharmaceutical manufacturing, this book is an invaluable reference for chemists across academia and industry wanting to further their knowledge and understanding of this important topic. Divided into two sections, the book first gives an overview of the key green chemistry tools, guidance and considerations aimed at developing greener processes, before moving on to looking at cutting-edge synthetic methodologies.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Pharmaceutical manufacturing was one of the first industries to recognize the importance of green chemistry, with pioneering work including green chemistry metrics and alternative solvents and reagents. Today, other topical factors also have to be taken into consideration, such as rapidly depleting resources, high energy costs and new legislation.

This book addresses current challenges in modern green chemical technologies and sustainability thinking. It encompasses a broad range of topics covered by the CHEM21 project – Europe’s largest public-private partnership project which aims to develop a toolbox of sustainable technologies for green chemical intermediate manufacture. Divided into two sections, the book first gives an overview of the key green chemistry tools, guidance and considerations aimed at developing greener processes, before moving on to look at cutting-edge synthetic methodologies.

Featuring innovative research, this book is an invaluable reference for chemists across academia and industry wanting to further their knowledge and understanding of this important topic.

About the Author:

Leonie C Jones is the Green Chemistry Education and Training Associate at the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GGCE), University of York, UK, where she works on developing a range of green chemistry training materials for the CHEM21 project including on-line resources.

Louise Summerton is the Training, Education and Networks Manager in the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence (GGCE), University of York, UK, where she is leading on the creation of the CHEM21 Education and Training package to promote the uptake of green chemistry in the pharmaceutical industry.

Helen F Sneddon is a medicinal chemist as GlaxoSmithKline, UK, where she founded and leads the GSK Green Chemistry Performance Unit, which looks at improving the environmental sustainability of research and development, and the routes arising from it.

James H Clark is Professor of Chemistry at the University of York, Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, and a Director of the Biorenewables Development Centre, UK. He has been at the forefront of green chemistry worldwide for nearly 20 years.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1782624678
• ISBN 13: 9781782624677
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272
• Editor: Summerton Louise, Sneddon Helen F, Jones Leonie C, Clark James H