Clicking the sustainability: Nobel-awarded copper catalysed azide-alkyne cycloadditions (CuAAC) through Life Cycle Assessments analysis

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the sustainability of copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloadditions (CuAAC) through life cycle assessments.
• Conducted life cycle assessments to analyze the environmental impact of CuAAC processes.
• Evaluated various copper catalysts and their effectiveness in these reactions.
• Identified significant environmental benefits associated with CuAAC over other chemical methods.
• Found lower resource consumption and byproduct generation in copper-catalyzed processes.