Path toward "Net Zero Organic Synthesis"

Researchers over the past ∼200 years have accomplished the synthesis of simple to very complex molecules; however, the concept of ideal synthesis has still not reached maturity. Of late, the "Net Zero" concept has captured the imagination of many fields of technology, in tune with Ideal Synthesis. The current Viewpoint covers the principles of ideal synthesis being discussed in the literature and how one could take up the synthesis of organic molecules considering the Net Zero concept to make this central science well-accepted by critics of this important field.