ABSTRACT
The acylation reactions of p-methylphenol with crotonic and 2-octenoic acids was carried out with the employment of conventional heating and irradiation by microwaves. The use of microwaves led to a significant reduction in the time of reaction from several hours to 2 min and 30–60% yield
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The authors thanks Marcus Henrique (Polo Xistoquímico IQ/UFRJ) and Dr. Rosane San Gil and Cristiane Parpinelli (Lab. NMR of IQ/UFRJ) for some of the spectral analyses.