The "chaperone" effect in microwave-driven reactions

Yu Wu; Josh Gagnier; Gregory B Dudley; A E Stiegman

doi:10.1039/c6cc06032c

The "chaperone" effect in microwave-driven reactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Sep 13;52(75):11281-11283. doi: 10.1039/c6cc06032c.

Authors

Yu Wu¹, Josh Gagnier¹, Gregory B Dudley², A E Stiegman¹

Affiliations

¹ Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. stiegman@chem.fsu.edu.
² Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. stiegman@chem.fsu.edu and C. Eugene Bennett Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.

PMID: 27711277
DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06032c

Abstract

Chemically reactive molecules that are poor absorbers of microwave radiation can be selectively heated by the microwave and can experience chemical-rate enhancement if they are associated (agglomerated) in solution with non-reactive polar molecules that are strong microwave absorbers.