Sonochemistry overview

Cravotto G, Cintas P (2011) Introduction to sonochemistry a historical and conceptual overview. In Chen D, Sharma SK, Mudhoo A (eds) Handbook on applications of ultrasound and sonochemistry. CRCATaylor Francis, Boca Raton, pp 23-40, Ch 2... 

The precise details of the way in which ultrasound acts to produce chemical reaction are not known. However, ultrasonic cavitation is well established as the originator of this phenomenon. This review does not attempt to cover all the literature that has been generated on this subject, but rather to present a qualitative overview in an attempt to clarify this subject which tends to be regarded as something of a black art For a more detailed report, interested readers are referred to Suslick s recently published review which deals comprehensively with this aspect of sonochemistry [3, 4]. 

Cravotto, Giancarlo, and Pedro Cintas, Introduction to Sonochemistry A Historical and Conceptual Overview, in Handbook on Applications of Ultrasound, Dong Chen, Sanjay K. Sharma, and Ackmez Mudhoo, Eds., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2012, pp. 23 0. 

In this chapter, an overview of the latest works (2000-2014) involving sonochemistry in the synthesis of different kinds of heterocyclic compounds, especially those of medicinal and pharmaceutical interest, is presented. 

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