Innovation in Catalytic Methodology Development through Flow Chemistry
Timothy Noël, Professor, University of Amsterdam
Until recently, many reactions have been exclusively performed in
conventional batch LabWare. With the advent of microreactor technology,
significant effort has been devoted to develop a wide variety of
continuous-flow techniques to facilitate organic synthesis. Microreactor
technology offers several advantages compared to traditional batch
reactors, such as, enhanced heat- and mass-transfer, improved
irradiation, safety of operation and the possibility to integrate
several reaction steps and subsequent separations in a single
streamlined process.
|
|