Organic reactions in high-temperature and supercritical water*
Joan Fraga-Dubreuil and Martyn Poliakoff
The School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Abstract: This paper describes various examples of organic reactions carried out in high-temperature water (HTW) that have been performed at the University of Nottingham using either batch-type reactors or continuous-flow systems. Homogeneously and heterogeneously catalyzed partial oxidations of aromatic compounds, in situ hydrogenations, heterocyclic reactions, hydrolysis (HYD), saponification (SAP), and deuteration reactions are presented.
Keywords: high-temperature water; partial oxidation; in situ hydrogenation; heterocycle synthesis; hydrolysis.
*Paper based on a presentation at the Second International Symposium on Green/Sustainable Chemistry, 10-13 January 2006, Delhi, India. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 1971-2050.