Microwave- and Ultrasound-Assisted Reactions in Organic Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

In the last few years, microwave- and ultrasound-assisted reactions have proven to be a new trend in synthetic organic chemistry, offering a simple and useful alternative in a wide range of syntheses. Compared to conventional thermal heating (TH), both microwave and ultrasound irradiation have several important advantages: improved yields, high purity of compounds, increased selectivity, reduced reaction time, lower costs and ease of handling and processing. Considering all these advantages, reactions under MW and US irradiation could be considered as environmentally friendly. Moreover, in recent years, the combination of these unconventional methods (MW and US) seems to offer new advantages in terms of the synthetic approach.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide a platform to present the latest developments in microwave- and ultrasound-assisted reactions in organic chemistry, focused on (but not limited to) the synthesis or isolation of biologically active compounds.

Dr. Gheorghita Zbancioc
Dr. Costel Moldoveanu
Guest Editors

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