This chapter presents an outline of chemical reactions performed while
utilizing microwave irradiation. The improvement in economic strategies has taken
cognizance and acknowledgment of environment-friendly and cost-effective
procedures having the most negligible impact on the environment. Compared to other
methods, microwave-assisted methods proved to be more favorable substitutes for
conventional laboratory heating systems; many chemical reactions have been
accomplished, refining prevailing procedures with practical conclusions than the
reactions proceeded under the conventional heating system. Reactions executed via
catalysis in an aqueous medium enhanced the eco-friendly procedures, and the
reactions executed via catalysis in fluid medium enhanced environmental conventions.
In this chapter, we will discuss microwave-assisted catalytic approaches, which have
been used for the preparation of various heterocyclic compounds, preparation of
peptides, urea and coordination polymers having carboxyl group, and various other
chemical reactions. The focus of this work is to highlight the recent advances in the
field of Microwave-assisted organic reactions like oxidation, reduction, coupling,
functionalization, heterocyclic compounds synthesis, multi-component reactions, and
nucleophilic substitutions in water.
Keywords: Microwave irradiation, Microwave-assisted synthesis, Green chemistry.
