The urgency for the publication of this new book relies greatly on the great growth of interest from the community towards sustainable chemistry and the enormous increase in publications in the field of green chemistry. In fact, the number of research groups dedicated to this field is increasing considerably, as well as the number of journals specialized on the topic and their Impact Factors.

The purpose of this book is to update the scientific community, in particular that interested in organic synthesis, on “green” synthetic processes and procedures whose literature has significantly expanded in recent years.

Roberto Ballini