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Microwave heating, being very quick and
specific, is widely used as an easy mode of heating in organic
synthesis. Nowadays, the advantages of this technique have made it
more widely used. The conventional methods of organic synthesis
normally need a longer heating time, elaborate apparatus setup,
which result in a higher cost, and the use of excessive reagents and
solvents leads to environmental pollution. Microwave-assisted
synthesis provides the benefits of higher yields, greater reaction
rates and selectivity, at the same time generating new, improved,
economically viable, and environment-friendly processes for the
synthesis of a large number of organic molecules. This technique is
considered an important approach toward green chemistry. Microwave
synthesis also opens up new opportunities to the chemist in the form
of new reactions that were not possible in conventional heating.
This article focuses on the different applications of
microwave-assisted synthesis, solid-phase synthesis, green
chemistry, and nanotechnology and also discusses the basic mechanism
involved in microwave heating. |
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Key words: Energy-efficient,
Environment-friendly, Green chemistry, MAOS, Solvent-free.
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