Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis, Volume 25

1. Preface
   
2. Interaction of microwaves with different materials
   
3. Microwave effect vs. thermal effect
   
4. 1. Thermal activation during microwave irradiation
      
5. 2. Non-thermal activation during microwave irradiation
      
6. Microwave equipment
   
7. 1. Microwave generators
      
8. 2. Transmission lines (waveguides)
      
9. 3. Microwave applicators (cavities)
      
10. 4. Microwave reactors
       
11. 5. Temperature monitoring
       
12. 6. Reaction vessels and glassware
       
13. Techniques for conducting chemical reactions under microwave irradiation
    
14. Safety precautions on the application of microwaves in laboratory
    
15. Reactions under microwave conditions
    
16. 1. Reactions in homogenous media
       
17. 2. Reactions of reagents supported on mineral supports
       
18. 3. Solid-liquid solvent-free phase transfer catalysis (PTC) reactions
       
19. 4. Reactions of neat reagents
       
20. 5. Polymerization reactions
       
21. Concluding remarks

Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis: One Hundred Reaction Procedures provides readers with a broad overview of microwave assisted Organic Synthesis, enabling students and researchers alike to produce more efficient and high yield syntheses while saving time and resources. The work addresses key problems faced by chemistry laboratories in academia and in industry, that of an ever increasing need for procedures which are low-waste, energy efficient, high yield, occur over a short reaction period, and use environmentally friendly solvents. All these factors play an important role in the development of Green Chemistry methods, and in this, Microwave-assisted Organic Synthesis: One Hundred Reaction Procedures is an excellent resource for any library.

• Provides a broad overview of microwave enhanced chemistry
• Extensive references to the source of each procedure, including equipment used, full operating procedure, and associated hazards
• Includes exercises and worked problems which can support more independent study

Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and lecturers in organic chemistry, and industrial chemists