Spinning Reactors for Process Intensification of Flow Photochemistry

Silvia M. Soria-Castro, Fabrizio Politano, Colin L. Raston, Gabriela Oksdath-Mansilla

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Abstract

The design of new and more sustainable synthetic protocols to access new materials or valuable compounds will have a high impact on the broader chemistry community. In this sense, continuous-flow photochemistry has emerged as a powerful technique which has been employed successfully in various areas such as biopharma, organic chemistry, as well as materials science. However, it is important to note that chemical processes must not only advance towards new or improved chemical transformations, but also implement new technologies that enable new process opportunities. For this reason, the design of novel photoreactors is key to advancing photochemical strategies. In this sense, the use of equipment and techniques embracing processes intensification is important in developing more sustainable protocols. Among the most recent applications, spinning continuous flow reactors, such as rotor reactors or vortex reactors, have shown promising performance as new synthetic tools. Nevertheless, there is currently no review in the literature that effectively summarizes and showcases the most recent applications of such type of photoreactors. Herein, we highlight fundamental aspects and applications of two categories of spinning reactors, the Spinning Disc Reactors (SDRs) and Thin Film Vortex reactors, critiquing the scope and limitations of these advanced processing technologies. Further, we take a view on the future of spinning reactors in flow as a synthetic toolbox to explore new photochemical transformations.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202300784
Number of pages10
JournalChemPlusChem
Volume89
Issue number6
Early online date19 Feb 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2024

Keywords

  • flow chemistry
  • photochemistry
  • spinning disc reactor
  • Taylor vortex device
  • vortex fluidic device

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