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Molecular trees for green chemistry

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  • Joan F. Brennecke

    (University of Notre Dame)

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Because carbon dioxide is nontoxic, nonflammable, abundant and cheap, it ought to be every scientist's and engineer's favourite solvent for extractions, separations and reactions. Unfortunately, even at dense liquid or supercritical conditions, its ability to dissolve polymeric, ionic or highly polar species is limited. But fluorinated dendrimers — highly branched molecules — can extract strongly hydrophilic compounds from water into liquid CO2, greatly expanding its applicability.

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  • Joan F. Brennecke, 1997. "Molecular trees for green chemistry," Nature, Nature, vol. 389(6649), pages 333-334, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:389:y:1997:i:6649:d:10.1038_38611
    DOI: 10.1038/38611
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