A review of amide bond formation in Microwave Organic Synthesis

Current Organic Synthesis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 592-604

  Łukasik, Natalia ^a   Wagner Wysiecka, Ewa ^a  

^a GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amidation; Green chemistry; Microwave synthesis; Solvent free synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905589202     PISSN: 15701794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1570179411666140321180857     Document Type: Article

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