Abstract
Since the first reports on the use of microwave irradiation to accelerate organic chemical transformations, a plethora of papers have been published in this field. In most examples, microwave heating has been shown to dramatically reduce reaction times, increase product yields, and enhance product purity by reducing unwanted side reactions compared to conventional heating methods. The present contribution aims at illustrating the advantages of this technology in olefin metathesis and, when data are available, at comparing microwave-heated and conventionally heated experiments
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Nicks, F. et al. (2010). Microwave-Assisted Olefin Metathesis. In: Dragutan, V., Demonceau, A., Dragutan, I., Finkelshtein, E.S. (eds) Green Metathesis Chemistry. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3433-5_21
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