Pre-conference course
Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis
This course was held between 8am and 4pm on 17 March 2008. The course tutor is Dr. C. Oliver Kappe.
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Who should attend?
Chemists from industry, academia or government who are involved in basic research in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, agrochemical, or related synthetic topics. These could include medicinal, organic, and high-throughput chemists in addition to scientists involved in process research. A basic knowledge of chemistry is required. The course is designed to make participants familiar with this emerging field, and improve the synthetic productivity of any practicing B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. chemist. This course will be valuable to both industrial and academic researchers currently involved with, or intending to become active in the area of microwave synthesis.
What will I gain by attending?
- Obtain a state of the art introduction and training in this dynamic field
- Understand the theory and concepts behind microwave synthesis
- Become familiar with all major types of commercially available microwave reactors from different vendors
- Learn to apply microwave chemistry to your synthetic chemistry problems
- Hear about a diverse set of chemistries and applications during the course
- Find out about future trends in microwave chemistry in particular in process and scale-up
- Discover where to look for more advanced information, using the extensive references provided
With time allowed for open questions and discussion, this one day course will enable the audience to get to grips with most of the issues involved in microwave synthesis. All participants will receive a comprehensive set of notes in CD-ROM format consisting of the material presented in the morning and afternoon sessions in addition a 2002-2007 literature survey with close to ca 700 references on controlled microwave synthesis.