Welcome to Academic Solutions for Life Sciences and Synthetic Chemistry. Science is advancing very rapidly. In order for today's students to keep pace and remain competitive, they need exposure to the latest techniques and instrumentation. As an educator, CEM can help you bring real world experience into the teaching laboratory by making state-of-the-art tools available for your lab that are like the systems your students will encounter in the workplace.

Microwave synthesis systems offer numerous benefits that can improve your research and increase your effectiveness in teaching chemistry.

Perform reactions faster Reactions that previously took hours or even days to complete can now be done in minutes, including difficult reactions that are normally too time intensive to conduct in class. Students have more time for purification, product identification, and more time to learn additional chemistries. Reactions can also be run on smaller scales and in parallel, providing an economical and convenient way for each student to perform each step in the process.

Greater yields/fewer side reactions Microwave synthesis transfers energy to the reaction at the speed of light, producing greater yields. With the automated quenching capability, reactions are kept at elevated temperatures for much shorter periods of time, resulting in less formation of side products.

Green chemistry Microwave reactions use less solvent than conventional thermal reactions, and in some chemistries, less hazardous solvents or even water may be used and still produce great results.

Safe Reaction control and reproducibility are critical to successful learning. The monitoring and control capabilities of CEM instruments ensure safety and excellent reproducibility.

MARS Reaction System Versatile multi-mode platform design Perform open or closed vessel reactions Use condensers and standard glassware Temperature & pressure monitoring options Ideal for teaching labs, individual research, or scale up chemistries	Discover® System Most versatile single mode platform design Easily upgradeable with modular options and accessories for low-temperature chemistries, scale up, automation, peptide synthesis and HTS Perform open or closed vessel chemistries Temperature & pressure monitoring options Great for graduate & undergrad teaching labs, or individual research
MARS Teaching Assistant Kit Everything you need to begin using microwave synthesis in your teaching laboratory. Scale up in a batch reaction or run up to 24 (20mL) glass reaction vessels simultaneously Vessels may be run at temperatures up to 200 °C or pressures up to 200 psi Kit includes: 1 MARS Reaction System with a large attenuated port in the top of the unit for condensers or other glassware with up to a 29/24 ground glass joint, up to 23 standard vessel assemblies, 1 control vessel, fiber optic temperature probe, 24-position turntable & vessel rack.	Discover Kit A complete set of accessories designed to support senior research laboratories. Perform atmospheric reactions using standard glassware (up to 125-mL flasks) and condensers Perform pressurized reactions Supports reaction conditions up to 300 ° C or 300 psi Automated stirring Built-in temperature feedback control Patented IntelliVent™ technology ensures safety in handling elevated pressure reactions
Open Flask Accessory Kit Use standard laboratory flasks from 500 mL to 5 L with a reflux condenser for ambient synthetic reactions.* Kit includes MARS Reaction System with I/O port, round bottom flask stand for use inside the MARS, and stir bars.
*Requires a ceiling mounted inlet/outlet port for use of these vessels in the MARS System. Port will accommodate ground glass joint fittings up to a size 29/24.

In support of undergraduate and graduate education and research, CEM offers academic institutions special pricing on systems, accessories, and teaching kits. Teach your students today on the systems they'll be using tomorrow.

Teaching Materials

Clean, Fast Organic Chemistry: Microwave-Assisted Laboratory Experiments By Nicholas Leadbeater, PhD & Cynthia McGowan,PhD Publication Date: 2006 (Softcover) Click here for a PDF preview Clean, Fast Organic Chemistry: Microwave-Assisted Laboratory Experiments is the first undergraduate laboratory manual for teaching microwave-assisted organic synthesis. Co-authors Nicholas Leadbeater, PhD, of the University of Connecticut, and Cynthia McGowan, PhD, of Merrimack College, have incorporated microwave synthesis techniques into their own teaching curriculum and developed a series of experiments specifically for college classes. Examples of Reactions Include : Reaction:                            Conventional Synthesis Time  Microwave Synthesis Time Nucleophillic Substitution Reaction                60-90 Min.                     7 Min. Esterification                                              60 Min.                         15 Min. Diels Alder                                                 90 Min.                         10 Min. Williamson Ether                                         60 Min.                         7 Min.

Reference Books

Microwave Synthesis: Chemistry at the Speed of Light By Brittany L. Hayes, PhD Publication Date: 2002 (Available on CD only) In the first book ever written on microwave-assisted synthesis, Hayes explains the fundamentals of microwave theory, using microwave energy to perform organic synthesis, method development, and more…

Química en microondas By Rafeal Martínez Palou, PhD Publication Date: 2006 (Spanish version - Available on CD only) Dr. Martínez Palou discusses microwave theory, conventional versus microwave chemist, the benefits of using microwave energy to drive various chemical transformations, and more....