Research Article

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Isopropyl β-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-α-hydroxypropanoate

Table 3

Variance analysis of orthogonal experiments on synthesis of 2-methyl-4-(3,4-acetoxybenzylene)oxazol-5-ones.

SourceSum of squaresDegree of freedomMean square value value

Factor A  
temperature (°C)
10.1125.050.270.788
Factor B  
time (min)
11.4025.700.300.767
Factor C  
MW power (W)
13.2726.630.350.739
Error37.55218.77