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Application of commercial microwave ovens to organic synthesis.

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In this article, commercial microwave ovens have been safely used to dramatically reduce the reaction times (at comparable yield) of Diels-Alder, Claisen, and ene reactions.
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This article is published in Tetrahedron Letters.The article was published on 1986-01-01. It has received 1028 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Microwave oven.

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Microwave energy potential for biodiesel production

TL;DR: In this paper, the principles and practices of microwave energy technology as applied in biodiesel feedstock preparation and processing are discussed in detail, as well as potential design and operation challenges for developing large scale biodiesel production systems.
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The impact of microwave-assisted organic chemistry on drug discovery.

TL;DR: The basic principles behind microwave-assisted organic synthesis are outlined and the areas in which microwave technology has made an impact, to date, are summarized.
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Microwave-enhanced enzyme reaction for protein mapping by mass spectrometry: A new approach to protein digestion in minutes

TL;DR: The efficacy of this technique for protein mapping was demonstrated by the mass spectral analyses of the peptide fragmentation of several biologically active proteins, including cytochrome c, ubiquitin, lysozyme, myoglobin, and interferon α‐2b.
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Microwave-enhanced radiochemistry

TL;DR: The application of microwaves to synthetic organic chemistry is currently experiencing considerable growth and as discussed by the authors showed how the area of radiochemistry, with particular reference to the synthesis of T-3H- (or T-), 11C- and 18F-labeled compounds, can benefit.
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On the existence of and mechanism for microwave-specific reaction rate enhancement

TL;DR: Microwave-specific chemical rate enhancement originates from the selective heating and accumulation of energy by solvated dipolar molecules in solution.
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The reaction of anthracene with maleic and fumaric acid and their derivatives and with citraconic anhydride and mesaconic acid.

TL;DR: The initial precipitate of long dense needles had become contaminated by a small superficial layer of fluffy crystalline balls, apparently containing the saturated dioltrione (XXIV) and after two further recrystallizations from alcohol melted at 23!-238’.
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Chlorination of organoboranes: synthesis of (z)-vinyl chlorides

TL;DR: Chloration d'(alcene-1yl dihydroxy) boranes et obtention stereoselective de cis-chloro-1 alcenes as mentioned in this paper.
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