Laboratory experiments using microwave heating [electronic resource] / Nicholas E. Leadbeater & Cynthia B. McGowan.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction. Using microwave heating in chemistry : the basics -- Experiment 1. Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction -- Experiment 2. Second-order elimination reaction : preparation of heptene from 2-bromoheptane -- Experiment 3. An addition-elimination sequence : preparation of a bromoalkene -- Experiment 4. Fischer esterification : preparation of ethyl-4-aminobenzoate (benzocaine) -- Experiment 5. Transesterification reaction : preparation of biodiesel -- Experiment 6. Knoevenagel condensation reaction : preparation of 3-acetylcoumarin -- Experiment 7. The Perkin reaction : condensation of an aromatic aldehyde with rhodanine -- Experiment 8. Williamson ether synthesis : preparation of allyl phenyl ether -- Experiment 9. Claisen rearrangement : preparation of 2-allyl phenol from allyl phenyl ether -- Experiment 10. Hydration of an alkyne : preparation of acetophenone from phenylacetylene -- Experiment 11. Oxidation of a secondary alcohol : preparation of a ketone -- Experiment 12. Suzuki coupling reaction : preparation of a biaryl -- Experiment 13. Heck reaction : preparation of substituted cinnamic acids -- Experiment 14. Preparation of an aryl nitrile : application of a copper-catalyzed cyanation reaction -- Experiment 15. Alkene metathesis : preparation of a substituted cyclopentene -- Experiment 16. Click reaction : preparation of a triazole -- Experiment 17. Coordination chemistry : preparation of cisplatin -- Experiment 18. Preparation of a palladium complex : bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(ii) dichloride -- Experiment 19. Coordination of an aromatic ring to a metal : preparation of an arene chromium tricarbonyl complex -- Experiment 20. Determination of an empirical formula : zinc bromide -- Experiment 21. Microwave-assisted extraction : identification of the major flavor components of citrus oil -- Experiment 22. Microwave-assisted digestion of dietary supplements : metal analysis by atomic absorption spectroscopy.

"This book presents a series of procedures for organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry experiments. Each experimental protocol comprises a chapter in the text that is available for purchase individually. Each protocol contains a brief introduction to the concepts behind the chemistry covered, followed by detailed procedures for performing the reaction using a small and a larger microwave unit. The book covers all commonly available scientific microwave apparatus currently used in teaching laboratories. Each chapter concludes with questions for students to answer as part of their laboratory write-up. The experiments are also featured online as well as on a complementary CD-ROM. The author maintains a website with supplemental information"-- Provided by publisher.

Also available in print edition.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.