Abstract
High-resolution 3D-printed stainless steel metal microreactors (3D-PMRs) with different cross-sectional geometry are fabricated to control ultrafast intramolecular rearrangement reactions in a comparative manner. The 3D-PMR with circular channel demonstrates the improved controllability in rapid Fries-type rearrangement reactions, because of the superior mixing efficiency to rectangular cross-section channels (250 µm × 125 µm) which is confirmed based on the computational flow dynamics simulation. Even in case of very rapid intramolecular rearrangement of sterically small acetyl group occurring in 333 µs of reaction time, the desired intermolecular reaction can outpace to the undesired intramolecular rearrangement using 3D-PMR to result in high conversion and yield.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1905005 |
Journal | Small |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 50 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- 3D print
- Fries rearrangement
- flow chemistry
- microreactors
- reactive intermediates
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry(all)
- Biomaterials
- Materials Science(all)