Approaches for scale-up of microwave-promoted reactions

Organic Process Research and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-57

  Bowman, Matthew D ^a   Holcomb, Jennifer L ^a   Kormos, Chad M ^a   Leadbeater, Nicholas E ^a   Williams, Victoria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 38949208184     PISSN: 10836160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/op700187w     Document Type: Article

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