Question

Identify the principle suggesting to avoid protection and deprotection of selective group for organic reactions in green chemistry.

• A. Reduce derivatives
• B. Use of renewable feedstock
• C. Design for energy efficiency
• D. Designing safer chemicals

Hint:

Protection and deprotection steps create extra derivatives and waste, so look for the principle about derivatives.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understanding the Concept
Green chemistry has twelve principles aimed at reducing waste and hazards.

Step 2: Match the statement
Protecting and deprotecting a functional group needs extra reagents and produces waste.
The principle that asks to avoid such steps is Reduce derivatives (avoid unnecessary derivatisation).

Step 3: Compare the options
Renewable feedstock, energy efficiency and safer chemicals deal with other aspects, not with protection steps.

Final Answer:
The principle is to reduce derivatives. \[ \boxed{\text{(A) }\text{Reduce derivatives}} \]