Kc. Westaway et Rn. Gedye, THE QUESTION OF SPECIFIC ACTIVATION OF ORGANIC-REACTIONS BY MICROWAVES, The Journal of microwave power and electromagnetic energy, 30(4), 1995, pp. 219-230
Four different organic reactions, where specific activation by microwa
ves has been suggested, have been investigated In each case, the claim
that microwave radiation activates organic molecules and leads to inc
reased reaction rates has been shown to be unfounded All the increased
rates of reaction in the microwave oven reactions can be attributed t
o the increased reaction temperature.