Ten Chemical Innovations That Will Change Our World: IUPAC identifies emerging technologies in Chemistry with potential to make our planet more sustainable

Abstract

2019 is a very special year in chemistry. 2019 marks two major anniversaries: the 100th anniversary of the founding of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), and the 150th anniversary of Dimitri Mendeleev’s first publication on the Periodic Table of Elements [1]. IUPAC is the global organization that, among many other things, established a common language for chemistry—enabling scientific research, education, and trade. In a similar manner, Mendeleev’s system classified all the elements that were known at the time, and even predicted the existence of elements that would only come to be discovered years later. These two anniversaries are closely entwined, as IUPAC has played a major role developing of the modern Periodic Table by ensuring that the most authoritative version of the table is accessible to everyone [2], establishing names and symbols for the newly discovered elements, and also constantly reviewing its accuracy through the IUPAC Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights.

Latent (Pro)Nucleophiles in Enantioselective Lewis Base Catalyzed Allylic Substitutions

“…Enantioselective organocatalysis is still considered an emerging technology 'that will change our world' according to IUPAC. 1 The main reason for this is its potential to make synthetic organic chemistry more sustainable. Consequently, the goals in the field of enantioselective organocatalysis are grouped around the development of (i) new catalysts that maintain their efficacy with lower catalysts loading, 2 (ii) efficient heterogeneous or immobilized organocatalysts that would allow for easy catalyst recovery after the reaction, 3 and (iii) more diverse ways to utilize the green and sustainable raw materials.…”

From Solid‐Solution Electrodes and the Rocking‐Chair Concept to Today's Batteries

“…This early work no doubt opened a new avenue towards the ensuing discoveries in this field. The early to mid‐1970s was clearly a hive of incredible activity and ingenuity the accumulation of which eventually both led to the invention of the LIB, which has revolutionized our lives, and is connected to SSBs which in 2019 were highlighted as one of the top ten emerging innovations in chemistry by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) …”

Rechargeable World

“…Ці матеріали, на думку експертів, можуть зробити справжню революцію у виробництві літій-іонних батарей. У прогнозі Міжнародного союзу з фундаментальної та прикладної хімії (IUPAC) серед десяти першорядних завдань для технологій найближчого майбутнього названо створення повністю твердотільних літій-іонних батарейпристроїв, у яких замість сепаратора, просоченого електролітом, має бути використано твердоелектролітну провідну мембрану [31].…”