2012 年 70 巻 3 号 p. 250-264
The use of microwaves for the effective heating of foods is a familiar aspect of our daily lives. Beginning in 1986 and especially in the last decade, microwave irradiation has also become increasingly popular as a tool for chemical synthesis. It has mainly been used as an effective heating tool and, as a result, has allowed higher yield and/or shorter reaction times. More recently it has since suggested that microwave irradiation is not only an effective heating tool but also allows for control over other factors in chemical synthesis. Based on this premises, we have demonstrated the effective use of microwave for peptide, carbohydrate and drug library syntheses and for the development of a new process synthetic concept for Rosiglitazone preparation.