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A Microwave-Assisted Direct Heteroarylation of Ketones Using Transition Metal Catalysis
Published on: February 16, 2020
Recent Studies on the Application of Microwave-Assisted Method for the Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts and
Anna A Strekalova1,2, Anastasiya A Shesterkina1,3, Alexander L Kustov1,3
1Laboratory of Nanochemistry and Ecology, Institute of Ecotechnologies, National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Leninsky Prospect 4, 119049 Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
Currently, microwave radiation is widely used in various chemical processes in order to intensify them and carry out processes within the framework of "green" chemistry approaches. In the last 10 years, there has been a significant increase in the number of scientific publications on the application of microwaves in catalytic reactions and synthesis of nanomaterials. It is known that heterogeneous catalysts obtained under microwave activation conditions have many advantages, such as improved catalytic characteristics and stability, and the synthesis of nanomaterials is accelerated several times compared to traditional methods used to produce catalysts. The present review article is to summarize the results of modern research on the use of microwave radiation for the synthesis of heterogeneous catalytic nanomaterials and discusses the prospects for research in the field of microwave-induced liquid-phase heterogeneous catalysis in hydrogenation.
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