Screening of suitable solvents in organic synthesis. Strategies for solvent selection

Authors
Rolf Carlson, Torbjörn Lundstedt and Christer Albano
Published
1985
DOI
10.3891/acta.chem.scand.39b-0079
Citation
Carlson et al.: "Screening of suitable solvents in organic synthesis. Strategies for solvent selection", Acta Chemica Scandinavica, B39, 79-91, 1985.
Abstract
The problem of selecting test solvents for the study of new organic synthetic methods is discussed. Eight common descriptors of solvent properties for 82 different solvents were analyzed by principal components (PC) analysis. On the basis of the systematic variation of the descriptors, as revealed by the PC-analysis, different strategies for a systematic selection of test solvents are discussed. Among these strategies are selection by a sequential simplex procedure and selection by D-optimal designs.
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