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jackchen1021@hotmail.com
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 Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:59 am Post subject:
why microwave can speed up organic reactions
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i wonder the reason.
i would be very grateful if someone can give some fundmental papers or
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Nicholas Sherlock
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:34 am Post subject:
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jackchen1021@hotmail.com wrote:
| Quote: | i wonder the reason.
i would be very grateful if someone can give some fundmental papers or
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Well, for a start, microwaves will heat the target, which will speed up
reactions.
Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock
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jackchen1021@hotmail.com
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:26 am Post subject:
Re: why microwave can speed up organic reactions
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what is the difference between haeting by fire and microwave
Nicholas Sherlock wrote:
| Quote: | jackchen1021@hotmail.com wrote:
i wonder the reason.
i would be very grateful if someone can give some fundmental papers or
books?
Well, for a start, microwaves will heat the target, which will speed up
reactions.
Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock
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Wouter van Marle
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| Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:47 pm Post subject:
Re: why microwave can speed up organic reactions
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On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 01:26 -0700, jackchen1021@hotmail.com wrote:
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A microwave (that is: microwaves with the frequency used in a microwave
oven) acts directly on the molecules - it's known to heat water
particularly. Now forgive me the details, I don't know, but as I
understand it has a frequency that matches the O--H bonds in water. And
these bonds are very often present in organic compounds - and these
bonds are involved in many organic reactions. So I can imagine that a
microwave will act on those bonds, maybe activating them a bit, thus
lowering the extra energy needed (usually kinetic: molecules hitting
each other hard enough so to say) to reach the activation energy for a
reaction to take place.
OK let the beating begin  As I'm sure the above is not complete.
Wouter.
| Quote: | Nicholas Sherlock wrote:
jackchen1021@hotmail.com wrote:
i wonder the reason.
i would be very grateful if someone can give some fundmental papers or
books?
Well, for a start, microwaves will heat the target, which will speed up
reactions.
Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock
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http://www.sherlocksoftware.org
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