Claudio PELLECCHIA | SUSTAINABLE CATALYSIS

cod. CB22300008

SUSTAINABLE CATALYSIS

	CB22300008
	DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
	EQF7
	CHEMISTRY
	2025/2026

CURRICULUM SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY

	OBBLIGATORIO
	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2025
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	CHIM/03	12	96	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

PROFESSORS

	CLAUDIO PELLECCHIA T Curriculum
	CARMINE CAPACCHIONE Curriculum

	Objectives
	THE COURSE INCLUDES CLASSROOM LECTURES. THE STUDENT WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CATALYSIS AND TO THE SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA FOR CHEMICAL REACTIONS CARRIED OUT ON A LABORATORY SCALE AND IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING. THE MAIN HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC PROCESSES OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST WILL BE PRESENTED, AND THE NEW PROCESSES THAT OPERATE UNDER SUSTAINABLE CONDITIONS AND ALLOW THE USE OF PLATFORM MOLECULES DERIVED FROM BIOMASS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE SYNTHESIS OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS RESULTING FROM MONOMERS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES AND WHICH ALLOW A REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IN THE COURSE: • SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS. • METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS METAL CATALYSTS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE MAIN CHEMICAL REACTIONS (OXIDATION, REDUCTION, ACID-BASE, C-C BOND FORMATION). • MAIN HETEROGENEOUS AND HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC PROCESSES THAT ALLOW THE SYNTHESIS OF PLATFORM MOLECULES AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST. THE MAIN SKILLS WILL BE: • DESIGN THE SYNTHESIS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY OF PLATFORM MOLECULES OF INTEREST FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY. • EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION. • IDENTIFY NEW SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.

THE COURSE INCLUDES CLASSROOM LECTURES. THE STUDENT WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CATALYSIS AND TO THE SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA FOR CHEMICAL REACTIONS CARRIED OUT ON A LABORATORY SCALE AND IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING. THE MAIN HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC PROCESSES OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST WILL BE PRESENTED, AND THE NEW PROCESSES THAT OPERATE UNDER SUSTAINABLE CONDITIONS AND ALLOW THE USE OF PLATFORM MOLECULES DERIVED FROM BIOMASS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE SYNTHESIS OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS RESULTING FROM MONOMERS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES AND WHICH ALLOW A REDUCTION OF CO2 EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED IN THE COURSE:
• SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS.
• METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HOMOGENEOUS AND HETEROGENEOUS METAL CATALYSTS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE MAIN CHEMICAL REACTIONS (OXIDATION, REDUCTION, ACID-BASE, C-C BOND FORMATION).
• MAIN HETEROGENEOUS AND HOMOGENEOUS CATALYTIC PROCESSES THAT ALLOW THE SYNTHESIS OF PLATFORM MOLECULES AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST.

THE MAIN SKILLS WILL BE:
• DESIGN THE SYNTHESIS IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY OF PLATFORM MOLECULES OF INTEREST FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY.
• EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION.
• IDENTIFY NEW SYNTHETIC STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY.

	Prerequisites
	KNOWLEDGE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND COORDINATION CHEMISTRY

	Contents
	PART 1 (PROF. C. PELLECCHIA) ELEMENTARY REACTIONS OF CATALYTIC CYCLES: NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; INSERTION-ELIMINATION REACTIONS; OXIDATIVE ADDITION-REDUCTIVE ELIMINATION REACTIONS. EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS OF THE CATALYTIC CYCLE (TO, TOF, TON). PRINCIPLES OF ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS. MECHANISMS OF ENANTIOSELECTIVE CATALYSIS: CURTIN-HAMMET REGIME. REACTIVITY OF THE METAL-CARBON BOND. (10 H) SELECTED EXAMPLES OF REACTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST CATALYSED BY METAL COMPLEXES IN HOMOGENEOUS PHASE: • HYDROGENATION AND RELATED REACTIONS (HYDROSYLATION, HYDROCYANATION). (8 H) • HYDROFORMYLATION. CARBONYLATION. WACKER OXIDATION OF OLEFINS. (4 H) • METATHESIS; (4 H) • POLYMERIZATION AND OLIGOMERIZATION OF OLEFINS. (6 H) STEREOSPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION. METALLOCENE AND POST-METALLOCENE CATALYSTS. (10 H) STEREOSPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION AND COPOLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE (2 H) • RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF CYCLIC ESTERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (6 H) • ACTIVATIONS OF ALKANS. SHILOV CATALYSTS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF METHANOL FROM METHANE AND RELATED REACTIONS. (2 H) ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF A CATALYTIC PROCESS: ATOM ECONOMY; E-FACTOR; CARBON FOOTPRINT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT. CATALYSIS IN SUSTAINABLE SOLVENTS. CASE STUDIES FROM RECENT LITERATURE ON SUSTAINABLE CATALYSIS. (4 H) PART 2 (PROF. C. CAPACCHIONE) • CARBON DIOXIDE VALORIZATION. (2H) REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE: SYNTHESIS OF METHANOL, FORMALDEHYDE AND FORMIC ACID AND ITS DERIVATIVES BY REDUCTION OF CO2. (4H) • SYNTHESIS OF CARBONATES AND POLYCARBONATES OF CO2 BY REACTION OF CO2 WITH EPOXIDES. (4H) • CO-POLYMERIZATION (ROCOP) OF EPOXIDES AND ORGANIC ANHYDRIDES. (5H) • REACTION OF CO2 WITH DOUBLE AND TRIPLE BONDS: SYNTHESIS OF ACRYLIC ACID AND ACRYLATES. POLYMERS BY REACTION OF CO2 WITH BUTADIENE.(4H) • OTHER REACTIONS WITH CARBON DIOXIDE(4H) • MOLECULAR OXYGEN OR H2O2 AS AN OXIDIZING AGENT.(4H) • BIOMIMETIC IRON CATALYSTS FOR THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC MOLECULES WITH H2O2.(4H) • A CASE OF INDUSTRIAL GREEN CHEMISTRY: THE OXIDATION OF XYLENE TO TEREPHTHALIC ACID.(3H) • BIOREFINERY. FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION BIOMASS AND PLATFORM MOLECULES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES. BIOETHANOL (3H) • CATALYSIS WITH METAL COMPLEXES ABUNDANT IN THE EARTH'S CRUST (3H)

Contents

PART 1 (PROF. C. PELLECCHIA)
ELEMENTARY REACTIONS OF CATALYTIC CYCLES: NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; INSERTION-ELIMINATION REACTIONS; OXIDATIVE ADDITION-REDUCTIVE ELIMINATION REACTIONS. EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS OF THE CATALYTIC CYCLE (TO, TOF, TON). PRINCIPLES OF ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS. MECHANISMS OF ENANTIOSELECTIVE CATALYSIS: CURTIN-HAMMET REGIME. REACTIVITY OF THE METAL-CARBON BOND. (10 H)

SELECTED EXAMPLES OF REACTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL INTEREST CATALYSED BY METAL COMPLEXES IN HOMOGENEOUS PHASE:
• HYDROGENATION AND RELATED REACTIONS (HYDROSYLATION, HYDROCYANATION). (8 H)
• HYDROFORMYLATION. CARBONYLATION. WACKER OXIDATION OF OLEFINS. (4 H)
• METATHESIS; (4 H)
• POLYMERIZATION AND OLIGOMERIZATION OF OLEFINS. (6 H)
STEREOSPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION. METALLOCENE AND POST-METALLOCENE CATALYSTS. (10 H)
STEREOSPECIFIC POLYMERIZATION AND COPOLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE (2 H)
• RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF CYCLIC ESTERS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES (6 H)
• ACTIVATIONS OF ALKANS. SHILOV CATALYSTS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF METHANOL FROM METHANE AND RELATED REACTIONS. (2 H)
ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF A CATALYTIC PROCESS: ATOM ECONOMY; E-FACTOR; CARBON FOOTPRINT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT. CATALYSIS IN SUSTAINABLE SOLVENTS. CASE STUDIES FROM RECENT LITERATURE ON SUSTAINABLE CATALYSIS. (4 H)

PART 2 (PROF. C. CAPACCHIONE)
• CARBON DIOXIDE VALORIZATION. (2H) REDUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE: SYNTHESIS OF METHANOL, FORMALDEHYDE AND FORMIC ACID AND ITS DERIVATIVES BY REDUCTION OF CO2. (4H)
• SYNTHESIS OF CARBONATES AND POLYCARBONATES OF CO2 BY REACTION OF CO2 WITH EPOXIDES. (4H)
• CO-POLYMERIZATION (ROCOP) OF EPOXIDES AND ORGANIC ANHYDRIDES. (5H)
• REACTION OF CO2 WITH DOUBLE AND TRIPLE BONDS: SYNTHESIS OF ACRYLIC ACID AND ACRYLATES. POLYMERS BY REACTION OF CO2 WITH BUTADIENE.(4H)
• OTHER REACTIONS WITH CARBON DIOXIDE(4H)
• MOLECULAR OXYGEN OR H2O2 AS AN OXIDIZING AGENT.(4H)
• BIOMIMETIC IRON CATALYSTS FOR THE OXIDATION OF ORGANIC MOLECULES WITH H2O2.(4H)
• A CASE OF INDUSTRIAL GREEN CHEMISTRY: THE OXIDATION OF XYLENE TO TEREPHTHALIC ACID.(3H)
• BIOREFINERY. FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD GENERATION BIOMASS AND PLATFORM MOLECULES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES. BIOETHANOL (3H)
• CATALYSIS WITH METAL COMPLEXES ABUNDANT IN THE EARTH'S CRUST (3H)

	Teaching Methods
	THE TEACHING COURSE CONSISTS OF THREE MODULES OF LECTURES, AIDED BY MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF 92 HOURS.

	Verification of learning
	THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE TEACHING OBJECTIVES IS VERIFIED BY AN ORAL FINAL EXAM WITH A GRADE OUT OF THIRTY. THE EXAM GRADE WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE QUALITY OF THE PRESENTATION, THE LEVEL OF DEPTH OF THE CONTENT, THE SCIENTIFIC RIGOR OF THE LANGUAGE, AND THE ABILITY TO CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE TOPICS.

	Texts
	R.A SHELDON, I. ARENDS, U. HANEFELD “GREEN CHEMISTRY AND CATALYSIS” WILEY-VCH ED. P.T. ANASTS “GREEN CATALYSIS” - WILEY-VCH ED. J.F. HARTWIG "ORGANOTRANSITION METAL CHEMISTRY -UNIVERSITY SCIENCE BOOKS UPDATED REVIEWS FURNISHED BY THE TUTORS ON SPECIFIC SUBJECTS PRESENTED DURING THE SEMINARS.

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