title: Microwave-assisted cycloaddition reactions.
abstract: Cycloaddition reactions belong to one of the most well-investigated and widely used reactions in synthetic organic chemistry for the construction of (hetero)cyclic compounds in a single-step operation. In this tutorial review, a select number of examples of some [3+2] cycloadditions, i.e. for 1,2,3-triazole formation, as well as of some [4+2] and [2+2] cycloadditions are reviewed, where it has been proven that the application of microwave irradiation has a profound influence on the outcome of the reaction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organic & Microwave-Assisted Chemistry (LOMAC), Department of Chemistry, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Prasad
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Appukkuttan
authors.forename: Vaibhav P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Erik V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Van der Eycken