On using tree analysis to quantify the material, input energy, and cost throughput efficiencies of simple and complex synthesis plans and networks: Towards a blueprint for quantitative total synthesis and green chemistry

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-240

  Andraos, John ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33645543073     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op0501904     Document Type: Article

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138. These points were brought to my attention by John Kindervater, Environmental Consultant for Eli Lilly and Company at the Canada-US Joint Workshop on Innovative Chemistry in Clean Media held in Montreal, Canada, May 20-21, 2004.