TY - JOUR AU - Ondruschka, Bernd AU - Bonrath, Werner PY - 2006/06/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Microwave-Assisted Chemistry – A Stock Taking JF - CHIMIA JA - Chimia VL - 60 IS - 6 SE - Scientific Articles DO - 10.2533/000942906777836246 UR - https://www.chimia.ch/chimia/article/view/2006_326 SP - 326 AB - In 1986 Gedye and Giguere published the first important articles on the influence of microwaves (2.45 GHz) on syntheses undertaken in household ovens. Over the past 20 years there have been various developments in different directions reflecting a steadily growing interest in this innovative field. This mini-overview focuses on selected details of reaction engineering in microwave chemistry. ER -