A critical assessment of the greenness and energy efficiency of microwave-assisted organic synthesis

Green Chemistry

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 794-806

  Moseley, Jonathan D ^a   Kappe, C Oliver ^b  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

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EID: 79953808082     PISSN: 14639262     EISSN: 14639270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0gc00823k     Document Type: Article

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