Microwave Assisted Chemistry Experiments

At present the development of chemical and biological sciences is enormous, hence it is anticipated that the demand for the chemists may increase in the near future. Adequate knowledge on the modern techniques such as Microwave chemistry and Computerized tools is essential to have good research background for anybody to be competitive. Microwave-assisted organic reaction enhancement (MORE), an adventurous technique improves the energy efficiency and becomes the structured tool for achieving green chemistry principles in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and drug intermediates. In light of these inputs, this book titled "Microwave-Assisted Chemistry Experiments (Organic synthesis, Chemical analysis and Extraction)", covers the principles and applications of microwaves in the field of organic synthesis, organic analysis and natural product extraction in a comprehensive and user friendly way. This book serves as a resource for students of chemistry including pharmaceutical chemistry graduates and as a reference guide for the research scholars.

Salient features of this book are

- The reaction mechanisms component of each experiment adds real interest to revise key aspects of organic chemistry related to microwaves.

- The comparative study of microwave methods vs conventional methods is reported.

- Special guidelines for the optimization of microwave reaction conditions are also important element of this book.

B. R. Prashantha Kumar, M. Pharm, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS AHER, Mysuru. His research group is working on developing novel Glitazones targeting PPAR-? and PPAR-? for the past 17 years. As evidence to it, published 48 articles in a peer reviewed journals and two granted Indian patents. He is a recipient of STAR award 2018 for excellence in research from American Association of Government College of Pharmacy Alumni. He was an Organizing Secretary for Drug Chemistry center (2014-2019) to impart training for the science faculty across the country. He is a reviewer for Nature Scientific Reports and European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

T. Durai Ananda Kumar, M Pharm, Ph.D., is working as an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, JSS College of Pharmacy (a constituent College of JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research), SS Nagara, Mysuru. He has teaching experience on Medicinal Chemistry, Computer-Aided Drug Design, Food analysis and Herbal and cosmetic analysis for B. Pharmacy and M. Pharmacy students. He has supervised and guided research projects on the Structure Based Drug Design (SBDD) and chemometrics approaches for B. Pharmacy and M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis) students. He has published research articles in various National and International journals. He has authored four books titled, Elementary Pharmacoinformatics, Experimental Organic Medicinal Chemistry-Principles and Practice, Current concepts in drug design and Computer aided drug development. He is on editorial board and reviewer for peer reviewed journals. He is a life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India (APTI) and registered pharmacist of Tamilnadu State Pharmacy Council.

N. Swathi, M. Pharm., Ph.D., is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Gokaraju Rangaraju College of Pharmacy, Bachupally, Hyderabad. She has 15 years of teaching experience and taught Organic-Medicinal Chemistry, Modern Pharmaceutical analytical techniques and Computer-aided drug development subjects for B. Pharmacy and M. Pharmacy students. Molecular modeling, synthesis and evaluation of glitazones and analytical method development were few of her research interests. She has guided eighteen M. Pharmacy (Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis) students for their dissertation work. She has nine research publications in peer reviewed national and international journals. She is a reviewer for Medicinal Chemistry Research, Springer. She has authored two books titled, Experimental Organic Medicinal Chemistry-Principles and Practice and Computer aided drug development. She is a registered pharmacist in Andhra Pradesh State Pharmacy Council and a Life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India.