Current Microwave Chemistry - Volume 10, Issue 1, 2023

Limited crude petroleum and growing awareness of fossil fuel depletion have enabled the development of alternative fuels and new energy sources. Biodiesel, also known as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), has received a lot of attention due to its biodegradability, renewability, cost effective and nontoxicity. The purity of biodiesel production and uniform heating are the major hurdles for large scale biodiesel producti Read More

In the past few years, using microwave power to heat and wield chemical reactions has become a gradually more popular subject in the scientific community. Microwave-supported organic synthesis is confirmed to be involved in rapidly synthesizing novel compounds with selectivity and enhanced biological activities. Microwave flash heating for chemical synthesis is a spectacular reduction in reaction times, high yield and Read More

Introduction: Nitrogen containing heterocycles such as azoles have gained popularity in medicinal chemistry research due to their versatile pharmacological activities. Imidazole’s are one such class of adaptable compounds. The aim of the study was to explore pharmacological activities of 2,4,5- trisubstituted imidazole’s and also to develop a novel method of synthesis using microwave chemistry. Methods: In the present Read More

Background: Microwave synthesis has developed as a powerful tool for the cost-effective and greener synthesis of organic molecules, including quinazolines. Irradiation with microwave leads to the excitation of molecules and equitable distribution of thermal energy in a much shorter time than conventional synthesis. This results in shorter reaction time and, more often than not, higher efficiency. Objective: The primary obj Read More

Background: In recent years, microwave radiation has been widely used in organic synthesis, including solvent-free mode. However, the reaction conditions of phthalic anhydride with amino acids under solvent-free microwave activation have not been studied so far. Objective: In the present work, the effect of microwave activation on the interaction of phthalic anhydride with amino acids in solvent-free conditions has been st Read More