Abstract

Microwave‐assisted organic synthesis (MAOS) is now recognized as an extremely powerful technology. Dielectric heating, i.e., heating by microwave irradiation, dramatically differs from conductive heating because it involves core heating by direct interaction of reactants and/or solvents with the microwave electromagnetic field. As a result, elevated reaction temperatures can be reached in minutes or even seconds, which usually translates in cleaner and faster reactions. Recently, the technology has successfully been applied to stereoselective organic synthesis. The authors' opinion is that MAOS will soon become the primary choice for thermal activation of organic processes and, as the authors' experienced, will undoubtedly facilitate the discovery of new stereoselective reactions.

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