Vallance Simon R, Kingman Sam, Gregory Duncan H
School of Chemistry, University Of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UKNG7 2RD.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2007 Feb 21(7):742-4. doi: 10.1039/b613592g. Epub 2006 Nov 15.
The microwave synthesis of molybdenum carbide, Mo(2)C, from carbon and either molybdenum metal or the trioxide has been achieved on unprecedented timescales; Ex- and in-situ characterisation reveals key information as to how the reaction proceeds.