'It's not easy being green': A new form of chemistry is steering the world toward environmentally friendly sustainability, but ...

摘要

The title is quoted from the immortal words of Kermit the Frog. While his reference referred to the rigors of being Kermit, my reference is toward the whole green movement, especially as it impacts our industry. As most readers of my articles know, I was an organic chemist in my youth. Organic chemistry primarily involves the synthesis of new chemical entities for, you hope, some practical purpose. The Fun was developing syntheses that would get to the Final product in the fewest number of steps utilizing elegant use of chemicals and reagents.