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Application of microwave energy to organic synthesis: improved technology

RA Abramovitch, DA Abramovitch, K Iyanar…

Index: Abramovitch, R. A.; Abramovitch, D. A.; Iyanar, K.; Tamareselvy, K. Tetrahedron Letters, 1991 , vol. 32, # 39 p. 5251 - 5254

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Abstract

The application of microwave energy to the sulfonation of naphthalene and anthraquinone, to the amination of -chloronitrobenzene, and to the hydrosilylation of 2- and 4- vinylpyridine has been studied. Though faster (5 – 360-fold) reactions were observed problems were encountered with the available microwave technology. These were overcome by using a microwave oven equipped with stirring facility and both temperature and pressure control.