Editing Chemical synthesis (section)

== Green Chemistry ==
Chemical synthesis using [[green chemistry]] promotes the design of new synthetic methods and apparatus that simplify operations and seeks environmentally benign solvents. Key principles include [[atom economy]], which aims to incorporate all reactant atoms into the final product, and the reduction of waste and inefficiencies in chemical processes. Innovations in green chemistry, contribute to more sustainable and efficient chemical synthesis, reducing the environmental and health impacts of traditional methods.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last1=Li |first1=Chao-Jun |last2=Trost |first2=Barry M |date=September 9, 2008 |title=Green chemistry for chemical synthesis |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |volume=105 |issue=35 |pages=13197–13202|doi=10.1073/pnas.0804348105 |doi-access=free |pmid=18768813 |pmc=2533168 |bibcode=2008PNAS..10513197L }}</ref>
[[File:Synthesis_of_Acetic_Acid_Using_the_Wacker_Process.png|left|thumb|420x420px|'''Traditional synthesis of acetic acid using the [[Wacker process|Wacker Process]]''']]
[[File:The_formation_of_acetic_acid_from_ethanol_by_Acetobacter.jpg|center|thumb|420x420px|'''Green synthesis of acetic acid using ''Acetobacter''''' <ref>{{Citation |last1=Xu |first1=Z. |title=3.18 - Acetic and Propionic Acids |date=2011-01-01 |work=Comprehensive Biotechnology (Second Edition) |pages=189–199 |editor-last=Moo-Young |editor-first=Murray |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780080885049001628 |access-date=2024-12-01 |place=Burlington |publisher=Academic Press |doi=10.1016/b978-0-08-088504-9.00162-8 |isbn=978-0-08-088504-9 |last2=Shi |first2=Z. |last3=Jiang |first3=L.|url-access=subscription }}</ref>]]