Microwaves in Organic Synthesis

Volume 1. Preface. About European Cooperation in COST Chemistry Programs. List of Authors. 1 Microwave-Material Interactions and Dielectric Properties, Key Ingredients for Mastery of Chemical Microwave Processes (Didier Stuerga). 1.1 Fundamentals of Microwave-Matter Interactions. 1.2 Key Ingredients for Mastery of Chemical Microwave Processes. References. 2 Development and Design of Laboratory and Pilot Scale Reactors for Microwave-assisted Chemistry (Bernd Ondruschka, Werner Bonrath, and Didier Stuerga). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Basic Concepts for Reactions and Reactors in Organic Synthesis. 2.3 Methods for Enhancing the Rates of Organic Reactions. 2.4 Microwave-assisted Organic Syntheses (MAOS). 2.5 Commercial…