Asymmetric reactions in continuous flow

• Xiao Yin Mak,
• Paola Laurino and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 19, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.19

• of benzaldehyde (1) catalyzed by lanthanide(III)-PyBox complexes was investigated using a T-shaped borosilicate microreactor and electroosmotic flow (Scheme 1) [12]. The reaction was initially screened with different lanthanide (III) complexes such as Ce(III), Yb(III) and Lu(III). Further efforts

Oxidative cyclization of alkenols with Oxone using a miniflow reactor

• Yoichi M. A. Yamada,
• Kaoru Torii and
• Yasuhiro Uozumi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 18, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.18

• conventional batch system to a miniflow system. The miniflow reaction system is composed of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) tubes of ø = 1 mm, T-shaped connectors, and syringes with syringe pumps as shown in Figure 1. When the miniflow reaction of the alkenols 1 in i-PrOH with an aqueous solution of Oxone was