A method to determine the correct photocatalyst concentration for photooxidation reactions conducted in continuous flow reactors

• Clemens R. Horn and
• Sylvain Gremetz

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 871–879, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.78

• maxima close to the absorption maximum of each catalyst. Keywords: catalyst concentration; channel height; flow chemistry; photooxidation; Introduction The renaissance of photochemistry that occurred over the last decade has been described as “old light through new windows”, and much of this work

Photocatalytic deaminative benzylation and alkylation of tetrahydroisoquinolines with N-alkylpyrydinium salts

• David Schönbauer,
• Carlo Sambiagio,
• Timothy Noël and
• Michael Schnürch

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 809–817, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.74

• David Schonbauer Carlo Sambiagio Timothy Noel Michael Schnurch Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9/163, 1060 Vienna, Austria Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Micro Flow Chemistry and Synthetic Methodology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den

Synthesis of disparlure and monachalure enantiomers from 2,3-butanediacetals

• Adam Drop,
• Hubert Wojtasek and
• Bożena Frąckowiak-Wojtasek

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 616–620, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.57

• -2,3-Disubstituted butanediacetal derivatives of dimethyl tartrates 9–11 can be converted to cis-isomers 12–14 (Scheme 2) [32]. Compound 12 can be obtained from trans-dimethyl ester 9 in a two-step procedure either following a traditional way or using continuous flow chemistry [32][33][34]. The

Visible-light-induced addition of carboxymethanide to styrene from monochloroacetic acid

• Kaj M. van Vliet,
• Nicole S. van Leeuwen,
• Albert M. Brouwer and
• Bas de Bruin

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2020, 16, 398–408, doi:10.3762/bjoc.16.38

• under the applied reaction conditions. The photoredox activation of monochloroacetic acid leads to the formation of precipitate during the reaction (see Figure 4), again indicating catalyst precipitation/deactivation. Works in the group of Noël and others have revealed that flow chemistry can increase

Safe and highly efficient adaptation of potentially explosive azide chemistry involved in the synthesis of Tamiflu using continuous-flow technology

• Cloudius R. Sagandira and
• Paul Watts

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 2577–2589, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.251

• ’ strategy, which is exclusive to flow chemistry technology. In this strategy, reagents are passed through a heated zone under high temperature at very fast flow rates allowing for rapid reaction completion and is out of the heated zone before significant byproduct is formed [25]. NaN3 is the cheapest and

Ugi reaction-derived prolyl peptide catalysts grafted on the renewable polymer polyfurfuryl alcohol for applications in heterogeneous enamine catalysis

• Alexander F. de la Torre,
• Gabriel S. Scatena,
• Oscar Valdés,
• Daniel G. Rivera and
• Márcio W. Paixão

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 1210–1216, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.118

• asymmetric Michael addition of n-butanal to β-nitrostyrene that was used as a model reaction. This work supports the potential of multicomponent reactions towards the assembly of catalysts and their simultaneous functionalization for immobilization. Keywords: flow chemistry; heterogeneous catalysis

• packing amount (wtot) was also determined by pycnometry. Porosity (εtot) of 0.67 is an optimal value for this material, which is according to the accepted values. One of the most important features of a microreactor for continuous-flow chemistry is the residence time (τ) which is known as the time in

The LANCA three-component reaction to highly substituted β-ketoenamides – versatile intermediates for the synthesis of functionalized pyridine, pyrimidine, oxazole and quinoxaline derivatives

• Tilman Lechel,
• Roopender Kumar,
• Mrinal K. Bera,
• Reinhold Zimmer and
• Hans-Ulrich Reissig

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 655–678, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.61

• materials [24][25]. They can smoothly be prepared in multigram scale and recently a flow chemistry approach on the use of lithiated methoxyallene was published [26]. For the case, that substituents R3 are strongly electron withdrawing the relatively electrophilic amido carbonyl group of the β-ketoenamides

Low-budget 3D-printed equipment for continuous flow reactions

• Jochen M. Neumaier,
• Amiera Madani,
• Thomas Klein and
• Thomas Ziegler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 558–566, doi:10.3762/bjoc.15.50

• in flow chemistry. We developed a rack of four syringe pumps controlled by one Arduino computer, which can be manufactured with a commonly available 3D printer and readily available parts. Also, we printed various flow reactor cells, which are fully customizable for each individual reaction. With

• this equipment we performed some multistep glycosylation reactions, where multiple 3D-printed flow reactors were used in series. Keywords: continuous flow; 3D printing; glycosylation; microreactor; multistep; Introduction The use of flow chemistry in comparison to batch chemistry shows great benefits

• flow [2][3][4]. One use of such multiple step reactions is, for instance, the on-demand production of pharmaceuticals using compact, reconfigurable continuous flow systems [5]. The combination of flow chemistry with 3D-printed reactors is also a growing terrain in the last years [6][7][8][9][10][11][12

Microfluidic light-driven synthesis of tetracyclic molecular architectures

• Javier Mateos,
• Nicholas Meneghini,
• Marcella Bonchio,
• Nadia Marino,
• Tommaso Carofiglio,
• Xavier Companyó and
• Luca Dell’Amico

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2418–2424, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.219

• molecules. Keywords: [4 + 2] photoenol; cycloaddition; flow chemistry; microfluidic photoreactor; photoredox catalysis; synthetic photochemistry; Introduction In recent years synthetic photochemistry has become highly sophisticated [1]. The opportunity of using renewable energy sources to transform and

Applications of organocatalysed visible-light photoredox reactions for medicinal chemistry

• Michael K. Bogdos,
• Emmanuel Pinard and
• John A. Murphy

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 2035–2064, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.179

• reaction specifically investigated the dimerization of thiols. Some of the experiments carried out by the group were in a flow chemistry set up, exemplifying the scalability of the procedure. In addition, the oxidant that achieves the transformation is molecular oxygen, making this a very sustainable route

• an organophotocatalytic version of the Ugi reaction. These procedures were undertaken in a flow chemistry set-up, using irradiation by green LEDs and Rose Bengal as the photocatalyst (Scheme 13) [56]. The scope of the reaction is fairly broad, especially considering the method was developed in a flow

• chemistry set-up, which requires a large amount of optimisation itself. A range of nucleophiles including nitroalkanes, cyanides, malonates and phosphonates are used to modify different N-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines. These products have the potential for quite a range of subsequent reactions for elaboration

Assessing the possibilities of designing a unified multistep continuous flow synthesis platform

• Mrityunjay K. Sharma,
• Roopashri B. Acharya,
• Chinmay A. Shukla and
• Amol A. Kulkarni

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1917–1936, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.166

• ’, in reality, such an envisaged system would be much more complex than these examples. Keywords: automation; continuous flow synthesis; cybernetics; multistep flow synthesis; unified platforms; Review Introduction Flow chemistry is now seen as a reliable approach for the synthesis of simple organic

• ]. Flow chemistry gains its benefits from excellent heat and mass transfer rates and rapid mixing which is not possible in the case of conventional synthesis modes [21]. In general, the continuous flow synthesis aims at conducting the reactions at intrinsic kinetics. This helps to have reactors having

• of flow chemistry which is not an easy task. The utilization of the same approach for the synthesis of a wide range of products is very challenging since each product in the chemical synthesis involves different synthesis procedures, different conditions, different phases and different isolation

Mild and selective reduction of aldehydes utilising sodium dithionite under flow conditions

• Nicole C. Neyt and
• Darren L. Riley

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 1529–1536, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.129

• the selective reduction of aldehydes in the presence of ketones and has been demonstrated as a continuous process. Keywords: aldehyde reduction; flow chemistry; selective reduction; sodium dithionite; Introduction Flow chemistry and continuous processing has been acknowledged by the American

• Chemical Society (ACS), the Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) and several global pharmaceutical companies as one of the primary areas for research and development for chemical manufacturing [1][2][3][4]. For the past decade flow chemistry and the application of flow devices has been gaining acceptance in

Biocatalytic synthesis of the Green Note trans-2-hexenal in a continuous-flow microreactor

• Morten M. C. H. van Schie,
• Tiago Pedroso de Almeida,
• Gabriele Laudadio,
• Florian Tieves,
• Elena Fernández-Fueyo,
• Timothy Noël,
• Isabel W. C. E. Arends and
• Frank Hollmann

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 697–703, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.58

• Engineering and Chemistry, Micro Flow Chemistry & Process Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612 AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CSIC, Madrid, Spain 10.3762/bjoc.14.58 Abstract The biocatalytic preparation of trans-hex-2-enal from trans-hex-2

• ; alcohol oxidation; aldehyde; flow chemistry; Introduction trans-2-Hexenal is well-known as a major component of the Green Notes of fruits and vegetables such as apples, strawberries, cherries and more. It is widely used in the flavour and fragrance industry as fresh flavour ingredient in foods and

• induced by the segmented flow regime. This flow pattern guarantees an enhanced contact between the two phases and provides a uniform gas concentration in the liquid segment. Therefore, it is not very astonishing that also the biocatalysis community is showing interest in flow chemistry. Several

Heterogeneous Pd catalysts as emulsifiers in Pickering emulsions for integrated multistep synthesis in flow chemistry

• Katharina Hiebler,
• Georg J. Lichtenegger,
• Manuel C. Maier,
• Eun Sung Park,
• Renie Gonzales-Groom,
• Bernard P. Binks and
• Heidrun Gruber-Woelfler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 648–658, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.52

• . Keywords: compartmentalisation; heterogeneous catalysis; multistep flow chemistry; palladium; Pickering emulsions; Introduction Palladium (Pd) catalysis has been established as a key component in the toolbox of organic chemists. Reactions that are catalysed by palladium benefit from the remarkable

High-yielding continuous-flow synthesis of antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine

• Eric Yu,
• Hari P. R. Mangunuru,
• Nakul S. Telang,
• Caleb J. Kong,
• Jenson Verghese,
• Stanley E. Gilliland III,
• Saeed Ahmad,
• Raymond N. Dominey and
• B. Frank Gupton

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 583–592, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.45

• starting materials and reagents, simplifying the synthetic route in terms of reducing the total number of steps as well as reducing the cost and improving the efficiency of individual steps. Flow chemistry methodologies have been increasingly investigated in recent years in the pharmaceutical industry for

• batch processes. HCQ (1) is currently produced via the batch method shown in Scheme 1. Therefore, continuous-flow chemistry approaches to synthesizing HCQ (1) offer a great potential to maximize the efficiency, and thus significantly reduces the overall manufacturing costs of this important medicine

• to limited solubility of ammonia in THF. H2/Raney-nickel reductions are often carried out in alcoholic media where much higher concentrations of ammonia are achievable but would require a solvent exchange. There are many reports of continuous-flow chemistry methods for reductive amination of ketones

Continuous multistep synthesis of 2-(azidomethyl)oxazoles

• Thaís A. Rossa,
• Nícolas S. Suveges,
• Marcus M. Sá,
• David Cantillo and
• C. Oliver Kappe

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 506–514, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.36

• with unstable intermediates or reagents can be overcome with the use of continuous-flow chemistry. Continuous-flow processing has demonstrated to be an ideal tool for the development of uninterrupted multistep reactions [35][36][37]. The integration of several sequential steps can be readily achieved

Continuous-flow retro-Diels–Alder reaction: an efficient method for the preparation of pyrimidinone derivatives

• Imane Nekkaa,
• Márta Palkó,
• István M. Mándity and
• Ferenc Fülöp

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 318–324, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.20

• , determining the reaction rate and the conversion and by influencing product selectivities [17][18][19]. Thus, flow chemistry has long been selected to provide a simple means to use more rigorous reaction conditions and revisit difficult reactions that have been neglected in the past [21]. The retro-Diels

• (DCB)], and under microwave (MW) conditions in DCB. In order to provide a rapid and efficient access to the desired pyrimidinones 9–14 (Scheme 1), we reinvestigated these rDA reactions by using another method involving flow chemistry. Therefore, a modular flow system was designed, equipped with a

• degradation of the rDA product. The conversion and yield of a reaction under CF conditions is influenced directly by the residence time and reaction temperature, which are crucial determining factors in flow chemistry [18][19][20]. Thus, these two parameters were fine-tuned for all of the starting materials

Progress in copper-catalyzed trifluoromethylation

• Guan-bao Li,
• Chao Zhang,
• Chun Song and
• Yu-dao Ma

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2018, 14, 155–181, doi:10.3762/bjoc.14.11

• as the CF3 source (Scheme 7). High temperature was required to accelerate the rate of the decarboxylation of CF3CO2K and the increased pressure occurred during the process, which brought problems under batch conditions. Buchwald and co-worker deal with it through combining flow chemistry. Under flow

A concise flow synthesis of indole-3-carboxylic ester and its derivatisation to an auxin mimic

• Marcus Baumann,
• Ian R. Baxendale and
• Fabien Deplante

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 2549–2560, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.251

• also deemed highly desirable to be able to produce material on demand using a flexible scale flow chemistry approach. Since the report of the first synthetic access to indoles by Fischer in 1835 more than a dozen further unique indole syntheses have been reported showcasing the importance of developing

• were recorded on an automated melting point system with a heating rate of 1 °C/min and are uncorrected. Microwave optimisation reactions were performed in a Biotage® Initiator+ microwave system. Flow reactions were preformed using the pumping system of a Vapourtec R-Series modular flow chemistry system

• herbicide which was required for preliminary field trials. The overall synthetic approach and optimisation studies are described along with a full description of the final reactor configurations employed for the synthesis as well as the downstream processing of the reaction streams. Keywords: flow

Photocatalyzed synthesis of isochromanones and isobenzofuranones under batch and flow conditions

• Manuel Anselmo,
• Lisa Moni,
• Hossny Ismail,
• Davide Comoretto,
• Renata Riva and
• Andrea Basso

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1456–1462, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.143

• , when 2-vinylbenzoic acid derivatives were employed as reagents, isobenzofuranones were obtained together with unprecedented benzo[e][1,3]oxazepin-1(5H)-ones, with the latter derived from incorporation of the solvent (acetonitrile). Keywords: flow chemistry; heterocycles; multicomponent reactions

• decomposed during 13C NMR analysis). The interest of both academia and industry in flow chemistry has recently increased. In particular, photochemical reactions performed under continuous flow have been proven particularly effective [6], as the reduced size of the reaction channels allows for a more

Biomimetic molecular design tools that learn, evolve, and adapt

• David A Winkler

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 1288–1302, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.125

• materials synthesis, characterization, and testing technologies – e.g., RAMP, flow chemistry, high-throughput beam lines, combinatorial chemistry. They suggest that an automatic, closed loop system could be developed where the fittest materials synthesized in a given generation are used to design the next

Automating multistep flow synthesis: approach and challenges in integrating chemistry, machines and logic

• Chinmay A. Shukla and
• Amol A. Kulkarni

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 960–987, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.97

• scale of operation. This classification will cover the broader range in the multistep synthesis literature. Keywords: automation; control strategy; flow chemistry; in-line monitoring; multistep synthesis optimization; Introduction Multistep flow synthesis In the recent time the concept of flow

• provide solutions for scale-up of lab processes [61][62][63][64][65][66][67] usually their hands-on experience to decide the control strategy while automating a flow chemistry always offers better solutions than what one expects theoretically. Before analysing these complex syntheses, it is worth

• chemistry has become an important milestone in organic and materials synthesis. It has also been proven to be successful for a large number of reactions and the natural evolution of flow synthesis was to extend for its applicability to complex chemistries and large molecules [1][2][3][4]. In general, the

Continuous-flow processes for the catalytic partial hydrogenation reaction of alkynes

• Carmen Moreno-Marrodan,
• Francesca Liguori and
• Pierluigi Barbaro

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 734–754, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.73

• process, aimed at illustrating the state of the art in the field and the benefits of the approach. Generalities on theory and methods for flow chemistry can be found in excellent textbooks and reviews [40][41] and will not be treated in detail. The present review could have been structured according to

Contribution of microreactor technology and flow chemistry to the development of green and sustainable synthesis

• Flavio Fanelli,
• Giovanna Parisi,
• Leonardo Degennaro and
• Renzo Luisi

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 520–542, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.51

• Flavio Fanelli Giovanna Parisi Leonardo Degennaro Renzo Luisi Department of Pharmacy – Drug Sciences, University of Bari “A. Moro”, FLAME-Lab – Flow Chemistry and Microreactor Technology Laboratory, Via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari. Italy 10.3762/bjoc.13.51 Abstract Microreactor technology and flow

• chemistry could play an important role in the development of green and sustainable synthetic processes. In this review, some recent relevant examples in the field of flash chemistry, catalysis, hazardous chemistry and continuous flow processing are described. Selected examples highlight the role that flow

• chemistry could play in the near future for a sustainable development. Keywords: flash chemistry; flow chemistry; green chemistry; microreactor technology; sustainable synthesis; Introduction Green chemistry’s birth was driven by the necessity to consider and face the urgent question of sustainability

A chemoselective and continuous synthesis of m-sulfamoylbenzamide analogues

• Arno Verlee,
• Thomas Heugebaert,
• Tom van der Meer,
• Pavel I. Kerchev,
• Frank Van Breusegem and
• Christian V. Stevens

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2017, 13, 303–312, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.33

• , 15 analogues were synthesized, using similar conditions, with yields ranging between 65 and 99%. This is the first automated and chemoselective synthesis of m-sulfamoylbenzamide analogues. Keywords: flow chemistry; medium-throughput synthesis; m-sulfamoylbenzamide analogues; Introduction Small

• suitable hit is identified on the other hand, the synthetic prerequisites change completely, and a robust and scalable protocol is needed. Over the past few years, flow chemistry has emerged as a potential solution to these conflicting prerequisites [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]. Flow processing is

• unusual for flow chemistry. Typical batch reactions are mixed by stirring; however, perfect homogeneity is not immediately obtained. Ideal mixing conditions can only be achieved with microreactors or micromixers [22]. The small diameters of these microreactors lead to almost ideal mixing conditions [23