In this essay some important forerunners of green chemistry will be discussed and compared with the present state. The relationship to ethics will be considered. Starting from the new movement of green chemistry by Anastas, some important highlights will be presented. The new activities of IUPAC and other institutions on the concepts of metrics for green syntheses will be discussed. The prime importance of the inclusion of developing African countries into the concepts will also be covered. Green chemistry philosophy has become part of sustainable chemistry which emphasizes the implementation of the concept of sustainability in the production and use of chemicals and chemical products for sustainable development and, some sustainable development concepts are included under the section on Africa.

本文将讨论绿色化学的一些重要先驱，并将其与当前状态进行比较。将考虑与道德的关系。从Anastas的绿色化学新运动开始，将介绍一些重要的亮点。将讨论IUPAC和其他机构在绿色综合指标概念方面的新活动。也将涵盖将发展中非洲国家纳入概念的首要重要性。绿色化学哲学已成为可持续化学的一部分，该化学强调在生产和使用化学品和化学产品以促进可持续发展中实施可持续性概念，并且在非洲部分下包括一些可持续发展概念。