Abstract

New Synthetic Methodologies Based on Organometallic Flow Chemistry

Renzo Luisi, Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Bari

In the field of enabling technologies, the potential of flow chemistry for developing sustainable synthetic processes as well as for accessing new chemical space exploiting the reactivity of highly unstable intermediates is nowadays widely recognized. In this lecture the use of organolithiums, halocarbenoids, strained heterocycles and overlooked sulfur functional groups will be discussed jointly to the key role of flow technology and flash chemistry in the development of modern synthetic strategies. The outperformance of flow technology with respect to batch processing will be central in this discussion.