Abstract

Intensification and Electrification of Flow Chemistry

Thomas Wirth, Professor, Cardiff University

The advantages of increased mixing of biphasic reaction mixtures in flow offers great potential compared to conventional flask techniques, especially when combined with microwave irradiation or phase transfer catalysis. The presentation will also illustrate that metal-catalyzed reactions and enzyme-promoted transformations can be performed advantageously in biphasic systems. The development of a microreactor for electrochemistry including several applications will be discussed.