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P. Appukkuttan and E. Van der Eycken: Microwave-Assisted Natural Product Chemistry.- E. Suna, I. Mutule: Microwave-Assisted Heterocyclic Chemistry.- P. Nilsson, K. Olofsson, M. Larhed: Microwave-Assisted and Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions.- W. Zhang: Microwave-Enhanced High-Speed Fluorous Synthesis.- J. Wannberg, K. Ersmark, M. Larhed: Microwave-Accelerated Synthesis of Protease Inhibitors.- C.R. Strauss and R.S. Varma: Microwaves in Green and Sustainable Chemistry.- J.M. Kremsner, A. Stadler, C.O. Kappe: The Scale-Up of Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis