Power ultrasound in organic synthesis: moving cavitational chemistry from academia to innovative and large-scale applications

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 180
• Main Authors: Cravotto, Giancarlo, Cintas, Pedro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 27.01.2006
• Subjects: Chemical Phenomena; Chemistry; Free Radicals - chemical synthesis; Free Radicals - chemistry; Free Radicals - radiation effects; Microwaves; Models, Chemical; Molecular Structure; Organic Chemicals - chemical synthesis; Organic Chemicals - chemistry; Organic Chemicals - radiation effects; Stereoisomerism; Ultrasonics

Ultrasound, an efficient and virtually innocuous means of activation in synthetic chemistry, has been employed for decades with varied success. Not only can this high-energy input enhance mechanical effects in heterogeneous processes, but it is also known to induce new reactivities leading to the fo...