Issue 7, 2007
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Probing the effects of microwave irradiation on enzyme-catalysed organic transformations: the case of lipase-catalysed transesterification reactions†

Nicholas E. Leadbeater,*a   Lauren M. Stencela  and  Eric C. Wooda  

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a Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269-3060, USA
E-mail: nicholas.leadbeater@uconn.edu
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Abstract

The lipase-catalysed transesterification reaction of methyl acetoacetate in toluene as a solvent has been studied using carefully controlled conditions. Results suggest that microwave heating does not have a noticeable effect on reaction rate or product conversion.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B617544A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Dec 2006
Accepted
26 Jan 2007
First published
16 Feb 2007

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2007,5, 1052-1055

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Probing the effects of microwave irradiation on enzyme-catalysed organic transformations: the case of lipase-catalysed transesterification reactions

N. E. Leadbeater, L. M. Stencel and E. C. Wood, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2007, 5, 1052 DOI: 10.1039/B617544A

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