Shorter reaction times, higher product yields, and enhanced
selectivity are some of the advantages microwave heating has over
conventional methods, causing its use to transition from a
curiosity to mainstream, both in industrial and academic settings.
Microwave Heating as a Tool for Sustainable Chemistry showcases the
application of microwave heating in a number of areas of
preparative chemistry as well as in the biosciences.
From organic chemistry to materials and biological
applications
The book begins with an introduction to microwave heating, the
physical concepts behind it, its application in synthetic
chemistry, and commercially available microwave equipment. It shows
how microwave heating can be used to facilitate the clean and
sustainable synthesis of organic compounds. The authors examine
microwave heating as a tool for sustainable polymer chemistry, with
discussions of the use of alternative solvents and feedstocks, the
design of degradable polymeric materials, and recycling polymers.
They then discuss the significant contribution made by
microwave-promoted synthesis in the drug discovery process, with a
focus on how the technology has been used to generate discovery
chemistry libraries and as a tool for medicinal chemists. Other
topics examined in this application-driven text include the use of
microwave heating in the preparation of inorganic and
organometallic compounds, in the production of inorganic materials,
and in the area of biosciences.
Academic and industrial settings
The book examines the scale-up of microwave-promoted chemistry
and describes the various approaches and the current commercially
available microwave reactors available for scale-up. It also
discusses microwave heating as a tool for teaching in the
undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory. It explores curriculum,
the broad range of reactions that can be performed, and the
incorporation of green chemistry principles.
The author maintains a website with supplemental
information.
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