Abstract:
The following thesis deals with the synthesis of azide products from their alcohol starting materials, utilizing sulfonyl azides as the azide nucleophile source. The reactions were carried out in a microwave (MW) reactor. It also deals with the attempted MW assisted synthesis of N-Sulfonylamides in aqueous solutions in the presence of copper sulfate and ascorbic acid, as well as the synthesis of a possible monomer for use as an artificial knee cartilage.