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Microwaves, supported-reagents and parallel synthesis: Isocyanide and ester synthesis

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The benefits of microwave irradiation are described for a numberof important reactions such as amid and ester formation anddehydration of formamide to the corresponding isonitriles. Notonly were reaction times dramatically reduced but thetransformations were less prone to side reactions anddecomposition.

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  1. Combinatorial Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, U.K

    Stefano Crosignani, Delphine Launay, Bruno Linclau & Mark Bradley

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Crosignani, S., Launay, D., Linclau, B. et al. Microwaves, supported-reagents and parallel synthesis: Isocyanide and ester synthesis. Mol Divers 7, 203–210 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:MODI.0000006861.68818.3f

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