K. Cavell, S. Golunski, David Miller
Oct 1, 2010
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Platinum Metals Review
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Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK; E-mail: *cavellkj@cardiff.ac.uk; **golunskise@cardiff.ac.uk ; millerdj@cardiff.ac.uk Introduction The first three volumes of the twelve-volume “Handbook of Green Chemistry” focus on “Green Catalysis” and are edited by Professor Robert Crabtree, who is an eminent and important player in the broad area of catalysis, with research interests in organometallic homogeneous catalysis focusing on green chemistry and biomimetics. Robert Crabtree is a Professor of Chemistry at Yale University, USA. He developed a catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation based on an iridium complex, (1,5-cyclooctadiene)pyridine(tricyclohexylphosphine)iridium(I)hexafluorophosphate,better known as ‘Crabtree’s catalyst’ (Figure 1). He has worked in asymmetric synthesis using iridium hydrogenation catalysts, alkane CH activation, the development of dihydrogen complexes, CF activation systems, N -heterocyclic carbenes and has researched into activity in bioinorganic chemistry. He is currently involved in designing and synthesising new homogeneous catalysts, especially chelating carbenes and their iridium complexes. In 2001 he was the winner of the Johnson Matthey Rhodium Bicentenary Competition for a research proposal on the rhodium-based production of aromatic compounds. Series Editor Paul T. Anastas is known as the “Father of Green Chemistry”. He is a Professor at Yale University and the Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale. From 2004–2006, Paul Anastas was the Director of the Green Chemistry Institute in Washington, DC. Until June 2004 he served as Assistant Director for Environment at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy where his responsibilities included a wide range of environmental science issues including furthering international public-private cooperation in areas of science for sustainability such as green chemistry. He developed the twelve principles of green chemistry (1) and has published and edited several books in the field.