Issue 1, 2004

Green chemistry and photochemistry were born at the same time

Abstract

Where to look for really ‘green’ synthetic methods, under conditions as mild as those nature uses? A hundred years ago, a great scientist, Giacomo Ciamician, confronted the problem. He had no doubt of the answer: it was solar light. The approach and the discoveries by Ciamician are illustrated in connection with present-day green chemistry.

Graphical abstract: Green chemistry and photochemistry were born at the same time

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
11 Aug 2003
First published
02 Oct 2003

Green Chem., 2004,6, 1-6

Green chemistry and photochemistry were born at the same time

A. Albini and M. Fagnoni, Green Chem., 2004, 6, 1 DOI: 10.1039/B309592D

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