Michael North 
Sustainable Catalysis 
Without Metals or Other Endangered Elements, Part 1

Catalysis is a fundamentally sustainable process which can be used to produce a wide range of chemicals and their intermediates. Focussing on those catalytic processes which offer the most sustainability, this two-part book explores recent developments in this field, as well as examining future challenges. Focussing on catalysis without metals or other endangered elements, each chapter covers a different type of organocatalyst. Beginning with chapters on acid and base catalysis, the book then concentrates on asymmetric catalysis. Several chapters cover pyrrolidine-based and cinchona alkaloid-based catalysts, whilst other chapters examine further organoctalysts which are constructed only from sustainable elements. Together with ‘Sustainable Catalysis: With Non-endangered Metals’, these books examine the progress in sustainable catalysis in all areas of chemistry, and are an important reference for researchers working in catalysis and green chemistry.

About the author

Professor North is Chair of Green Chemistry at the University of York and is joint chair of the EPSRC-supported CO2Chem Grand Challenge Network. His research interests are mostly in the area of green organic chemistry, especially sustainable catalysis and the utilization of sustainable feedstocks including CO2. He has published more than 190 papers and holds six patents.