Hn. Borah et al., MICROWAVE-INDUCED ONE-POT SYNTHESIS OF N-CARBOXYALKYL MALEIMIDES AND PHTHALIMIDES, Journal of chemical research. Synopses (Print), (5), 1998, pp. 272-273
Maleic and phthalic anhydride condenses with amino acids and alkylamin
es under microwave irradiation to afford N-substituted maleimides and
phthalimides in excellent yields.