A. Corsaro et al., 1,3-DIPOLAR CYCLOADDITIONS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS WITH NITRILE OXIDES UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN THE ABSENCE OF SOLVENT, Heterocycles, 45(8), 1997, pp. 1567-1572
In title cycloadditions microwave irradiation improves product yields
and reduces dramatically reaction times in comparison with classical h
eating with and without refluxing solvents. In the double cycloadditio
n of nitrile oxides to anthracene a selectivity in favour of unsymmetr
ical bis-cycloadduct is observed.