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Alkylation of potassium acetate in “dry media” thermal activation in commercial microwave ovens

…, A Loupy, M Majdoub, E Gutierrez, E Ruiz-Hitzsky

Index: Bram, Georges; Loupy, Andre; Majdoub, Mustapha; Gutierrez, Elvira; Ruiz-Hitzsky, Eduardo Tetrahedron, 1990 , vol. 46, # 15 p. 5167 - 5176

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Citation Number: 167

Abstract

Microwave irradiation using commercial domestic ovens is very efficient to activate potassium acetate on alumina in the absence of solvent (“dry media”) giving rise to remarkable rate enhancements in alkylation reactions with long chain halides. These reactions can be performed quantitatively on appreciable amounts of materials in open standard pyrex vessels.