Heteropolyacids as Highly Efficient and Green Catalysts Applied in Organic Transformations

Heteropolyacids as Highly Efficient and Green Catalysts Applied in Organic Transformations introduces heteropolyacids (HPAs) as promising candidates for use as green catalysts. Catalysis by HPAs offers significant opportunities for clean synthesis, and since they can be active solid acid catalysts and can provide unique reaction fields such as pseudoliquids, that is, "catalytically active solid solvents," HPA catalysts will find more green and sustainable applications in the future. This book initially presents an overview of chemistry of HPAs, including the history of their discovery and applications, systematic classifications, solubility, coordination and binding chemistry, isomerization, stability, redox activity, acidic properties, basicity, skeleton structure, structure types, self-assemblage, surface area, electrochemical behavior, methods of investigation, and characterization. It follows with a presentation and comparison of the applications of HPAs as homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. It provides readers with a basic-to-advanced range of knowledge on how useful and green HPAs are for use as catalysts in organic transformations and even synthesis of complex organic molecules.