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Microwave Effects in Organic Synthesis: Myth or Reality?
Author(s) -
Kappe C. Oliver,
Pieber Bartholomäus,
Dallinger Doris
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201204103
Subject(s) - magic (telescope) , microwave , microwave irradiation , mythology , content (measure theory) , computer science , chemistry , physics , literature , art , quantum mechanics , mathematics , telecommunications , mathematical analysis
It's not magic! The effects observed in microwave‐irradiated chemical transformations can in most cases be rationalized by purely bulk thermal phenomena associated with rapid heating to elevated temperatures. As discussed in this Essay, the existence of so‐called nonthermal or specific microwave effects is highly doubtful.