Microwave irradiation technique: Green potent energy source for sustainable applications

Abstract

Abstract Synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds is a foundational concept in the preparation of bioactive material for drug development as well as provision of materials for other applications in everyday life of man. Conventional synthetic approach by heating under reflux has been in use since antiquity. This usually take a longer time to complete, it is not void of release of toxic chemical and could lead to decomposition of envisaged compounds some time. In recent time, microwave assisted reaction have been adopted in synthesis of numerous compounds which are essential templates in many industrial processes and various application. This present review deals with the recent advances of microwave irradiation techniques as sustainable and ecofriendly means of preparing compounds of interest to man. Microwave assisted technique approach is noted to be remarkably useful towards the synthesis of bioactive materials for drug design, polymeric materials for composite matrix, donor molecules for corrosion inhibition, material for battery application, nanomaterials as perovskites for supercapacitance electrodes, high wavelength compounds as solar cell sensitizers, dye materials in textile industries among others. Thus, microwave irradiation is an unavoidable technique for the accelerated eco-friendly synthesis of organic compounds which must be well explored for the benefit of man and his environment.